SUNNYVALE, Calif.-General Magic Inc. unveiled its first product in the DataRover family of handheld communications devices.The DataRover 840 is a handheld computer, weighing 18...
DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its PrimeTravel service, which allows subscribers to roam throughout the nation using dual-mode/dual-band handsets manufactured by Sony Corp.The company...
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. announced a common stock split in the form of a 25-percent stock dividend payable Dec. 22 to all shareholders of...
WASHINGTON-As key House and Senate GOP lawmakers probe whether licenses valued at more than $1 billion were given away to Teledesic Corp. and Teligent...
One big-name credit-card company believes it can help accomplish every wireless carrier's objective: to gain brand recognition, target high-end users, simplify billing, reduce churn and...
One month from now, the holiday gift-giving frenzy will have subsided and holiday gift recipients will be well entrenched in the traditional return and...
NEW YORK-When looking for the causes of customer churn, executives of cellular and personal communications services carriers should "start with the man in the...
WARREN, N.J.-AirTouch Cellular plans to replace its wireless network infrastructure in seven U.S. markets with Lucent Technologies Inc.'s digital wireless platform, announced the companies.AirTouch...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Services Inc. and Western Wireless Corp. signed a contract to jointly operate networks in three Kansas basic trading areas, and...
A California court of appeals remanded for further proceedings a judgment for Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co., allowing four cellular dealers to revisit part...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service have aligned to produce a guide to help federal land managers...
The Personal Communications Industry Association and a coalition of alphanumeric paging dispatchers have filed petitions to either stay or reconsider, respectively, the Federal Communication...
AT&T Corp. admitted it might sell its Wireless Messaging Division-without actually confirming that the paging unit is indeed up for sale-after rumors surfaced that...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The Watkins-Johnson Co. said it established a new business unit, the Wireless Products Group, at its Palo Alto, Calif., plant. The new...
CALGARY-The People's Republic of China President Jiang Zemin visited Northern Telecom Ltd.'s Westwinds facility in Calgary during his visit to Canada for the recent...
Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. should have been ranked 14th on RCR's Top 20 PCS Operators list (Nov. 24, 1997).The company has 24.3...
LOS ANGELES-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced the launch of its personal communications services wireless network in Los Angeles, using Lucent Technologies Inc.' Code Division Multiple...
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. now covers the entire South American continent after signing a service license agreement with Damos SudAmerica S.A.Orbcomm, a provider of...
WICHITA,Kan.-Western Wireless Corp. said it launched VoiceStream personal communications services in Wichita.The VoiceStream Wireless network uses equipment supplied by Northern Telecom Inc. and operates...
LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a provider of specialized mobile radio services, said it activated service in 45 additional markets in the United States...
ATLANTA-Digital Transmission Systems Inc., a telecommunications equipment maker, recently announced that it received a $5.4 million order from a national wireless carrier.The order, which...
