1997

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 …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itron Inc. said Public Service Company of Colorado installed its one millionth Itron automatic meter reading module in the Denver area. Public Service Co. contracted with Itron in August …

WASHINGTON-Republicans have suggested the illegally taped cellular phone conversation of House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and top GOP leaders late last month may be part of a broader Democratic conspiracy, …

Proponents of Time Division Multiple Access technology quietly formed a formidable group last year, while the industry’s attention was focused on high-profile scraps between two other competing technologies. Universal Wireless …

Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. introduced its SCH-1011, a personal communications services handset using Code Division Multiple Access technology, and SCH-110, a cellular dual-mode CDMA handset. The products include menu-driven interfaces …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Aerial Communications Inc. selected Red Brick Systems Inc.’s Red Brick Warehouse to analyze and support its customer and demographic data to identify and market products and services. The …

SEATTLE-AirTouch Communications Inc. announced large business customers in western Washington now have access to Code Division Multiple Access cellular service. “In the past, we have launched new services to business …

WASHINGTON-Raking in a net total of $2.52 billion, the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services auction closed Jan. 14, bidding farewell to the last of the broadband spectrum that …

The hefty number of strong, new competitors entering the handset market doesn’t intimidate longtime terminal supplier Audiovox Communications Corp. “Look how many have exited in recent years, like Clarion, Sharp, …

A young Sarasota, Fla., marketing company is hoping Bart will have a large influence on all age groups. In this case it is not Bart Simpson, but a new cellular …

BRUSSELS-Belgacom Mobile said it will appeal a court ruling that requires the operator to suspend a sales promotion for its Proximus cellular service. The Global System for Mobile communications carrier …

WICHITA, Kan.-Brite Voice Systems will provide voice-activated dialing for customers of Sweden’s Telia Mobitel AB. Brite values the contract at $2.3 million. Voice dialing allows users to initiate a mobile …

Aether Technologies L.L.C. announced it will use a Cellular Digital Packet Data network supplied by GTE Corp. to provide information and integration services to the financial and transportation industries. Owings …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc said it formed a new business unit, Carrier Services, to handle the marketing its worldwide network to other carriers and operators for wholesale delivery of international …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is giving high marks to the FBI’s new, less ambitious plan for digital wiretap capacity requirements, but legal, financial and technical problems remain. The FBI last week …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Cellular One said it is eliminating long distance charges to most Tennessee customers calling anywhere in the United States with its nationwide local calling service. Any calls originating in …

NEW YORK-Depending on who wins the battle of wills at the May 1 annual shareholders meeting of Metricom Inc., the public company might be sold. Metricom, headquartered in Los Gatos, …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com Inc., a wireless components and sub-system solutions provider, released its GaAs MMIC passive mixer products. The company said the mixers are ideal for use where high level radio …

The Federal Communications Commission terminated 402 paging applications and licenses held by MobileMedia Corp. because the company failed to build sites under the license terms, which require construction to be …

ATLANTA-National Data Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile to provide transaction processing services for Bell Atlantic Nynex customers who want to use credit cards …

NEW YORK-PageStar Inc. is ramping up for full-scale production this Spring of a new generation of wireless vehicle location devices designed to put car owners in the driver’s seat when …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said its fourth quarter 1996 worldwide operations had record subscriber growth, adding more than 85,000 net new cellular subscribers. The company had a total of …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Despite the threat from emerging personal communications services networks, the cellular service market continues to flourish, according to research conducted by Frost & Sullivan International Inc. The report …