1997

NEW YORK-After trimming the size and price of its initial public offering, Transcrypt International Inc. went public Jan. 22 by issuing 2.9 million shares of common stock at $8 each. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, responding to congressional pressure, will likely leave intact microwave relocation rules affecting public safety but change negotiating parameters governing other 2 GHz private wireless and personal …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. announced Jan. 22 it may upgrade approximately $5.1 billion in MCI Communications Corp. outstanding debt and preferred stock because of the growing likelihood that MCI …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group won a contract to expand Total Access Communications Public Co. Ltd.’s narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service network in Thailand. The contract, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will supply digital cellular network equipment to Total Access Communications Public Co. Ltd. to expand its Digital Cellular System 1800 network in Thailand. Nokia values the agreement …

WILSONVILLE, Ore.-Wireless reseller Northwest Communications, a division of Skylink Communications Corp., announced a prepaid wireless program called Pay-N-Talk. The service is available at grocery stores, gas stations and other consumer …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. announced Jan. 22 it had downgraded to B3 from B2 its speculative grade rating on $450 million in outstanding Omnipoint Corp. 10-year notes. Moody’s estimated …

LONDON-Orange plc of the United Kingdom and T-Mobil of Germany will head up a consortium to bid on a Digital Cellular System 1800 license in the Netherlands, announced Orange. The …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. and TeleTouch Communications Inc. agreed to jointly share common radio frequency transmitters in selected metropolitan markets. According to the agreement, each company will control the RF in …

In 1997, set your sights on antenna siting. It’s the No. 1 issue, first and foremost. Every other issue-and there are many-pales in comparison. Why? It’s simple. Without antennas, to …

WASHINGTON-A settlement is believed near that would have Teledesic Corp. pay to relocate Associated Communications L.L.C. fixed wireless facilities to the 24 GHz band, though it is unclear whether the …

WASHINGTON-In a stinging setback for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt, three commissioners rejected a proposed spectrum policy statement to substitute market forces for government regulation in the future. Only …

CLAYTON, N.J.-With a gaggle of journalists and public officials present, the first user trial of an automatic location system for analog cellular 911 calls began with a flourish Jan. 22 …

WASHINGTON-According to company spokeswoman Jennifer Walsh, NextWave Telecom Inc. plans to amend its current S-1 filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission soon to get its stalled initial public offering …

The Feb. 10 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 specialized mobile radio carriers. If you would like your company included in our survey, please fax the following information …

The European Commission said it has given the Spanish government three months to inform the EC on the steps it will take to create a level playing field for the …

WASHINGTON-Research and consulting firm MTA-EMCI has moved with the times with the announcement last week of its new name-The Strategis Group. The 30-year-old company will continue to focus on telecommunications …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Arguments will begin Thursday in the appeal by InterDigital Communications Corp. of its 1995 patent infringement case against Motorola Inc. InterDigital’s patent protection arm, InterDigital Technology Corp., …

NEW YORK-To address a widely acknowledged shortage of wireless technicians and appropriate training schools, the State University of New York at Canton hopes to launch in September a two-year degree …

The first half of 1997 is full of promises for narrowband personal communications services, and as a few industry leaders fix and fine tune, Wall Street waits to see what …

WASHINGTON-Unlike most of the other auctions sanctioned by the Federal Communications Commission, the sale of 14 unserved cellular areas concluded Jan. 21 with no fanfare after 35 rounds and only …

While one arm of U S West Inc. prepares to roll out pocket phone service later this year, another arm, U S West Media Group’s cellular division, is slated to …

WASHINGTON-Utility and energy companies want a federal court to force the Federal Communications Commission to process 50,000 multiple address system applications pending since 1992, a delay regulators say is necessary …

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NEW YORK-Esat Holdings Ltd., Dublin, plans to sell privately about $85 million in debt securities, partly to help finance buildout of a Global System for Mobile communications system that will …