1997

Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says “will fill the gaps other wireless systems don’t …

Along with reports of a $17 million net loss and 85 percent increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, Metrocall Inc. became the fifth largest paging carrier in the nation, …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said Merrill Lynch & Company is a market maker for the company’s stock. Merrill Lynch will be responsible for bringing buyers and sellers together on …

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-The Delaware bankruptcy court issued a final order approving MobileMedia Corp.’s $200 million debtor-in-possession financing agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York. This Feb. 19 order allows …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group signed an agreement with Alcatel Telecom that allows the companies to distribute each other’s telecommunications equipment including Code Division Multiple Access cellular and …

The wooden tower pole placed in Loveland, Colo., which was referred to in the laminated wood tower story on page 22 of the Feb. 17 issue of Radio Communications Report …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced that its Wireless Message Gateway paging terminal now handles nearly 200 FLEX pages per second. The company said the Wireless Message Gateway product allows paging …

Western Wireless Corp. added 51,500 wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter, for a total of 359,700 subscribers. Of the more than 51,000 new subscribers, 33,700 signed up for cellular service, …

WASHINGTON-The formal memorandum opinion and order regarding the award of NextWave Personal Communications Inc.’s long-awaited personal communications services licenses creates more questions than answers about the licensee’s foreign capitalization and …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has introduced two models of its S2000 family of micro base transceiver stations. The models, introduced at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, offer Global System …

The separate statement by embattled FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong on the 2.3 GHz (auction it till it hertz) ruling last week helps explain why President Clinton should reappoint her for …

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company’s …

Ora Electronics Inc. announced its Signal Plus antenna performance kit, which the company said is designed to improve the performance of portable cellular telephones. Using a connector cable, users can …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Financial Trust I, wholly owned by Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, plans to sell a $450 million issue of convertible preferred stock due 2012 to help finance the parent …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. finalized terms of its proposed placement of 5.75 percent Trust convertible preferred securities. The offering has been increased from $450 million to $550 million in gross proceeds …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology has requested comments from Qualcomm Inc. as to what action the OET should recommend to the commission concerning the FCC’s denial …

WASHINGTON-Future auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission will be run by a standard laundry list of rules instead of a new set of rules formulated auction by auction. The …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-SMR Advisory Group signed a reciprocal roaming agreement with Incom Communications Inc. Both companies will market each other’s services and provide support in the 800 combined channels resulting …

WASHINGTON-Formulating future spectrum policy not only is a hot topic for those who must handle the regulatory and legislative aspects of parceling out channels, those that need more frequencies and …

NEW YORK-The injunction preventing Motorola Inc. from selling pagers that display NBA sports scores was overturned this month by a New York appeals court. The National Basketball Association sued Motorola …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. introduced its SuperFilter family of receiver filter subsystems. The SuperFilter offers advantages over conventional filter technologies in the areas of interference protection, range extension and …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-Chief executives of Mobikom of Malaysia and Pacific Link Communication Ltd. of Hong Kong last Wednesday signed the first Time Division Multiple Access roaming agreement for Asian …

What is the real motivation behind the reluctance of the Federal Communications Commission to make a decision about what to do with the specialized mobile radio industry? Is it greed? …

Aerial Communications Inc. appointed John Foster and Thomas Wilson Jr. to its board of directors. Foster and Wilson both will serve on Aerial’s audit committee and on its stock option …

FEBRUARY 19 Auctions ’97, by the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Call Kim Sescoe at (202) 546-4356. …