Monthly Archives: January, 1998

TELECOM ITALIA GETS PERMISSION TO USE DECT

Italy's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications granted Telecom Italia permission to operate a Digital European Cordless Telephone wireless network after a year of deliberations....

ITDS TO PURCHASE CSC BILLING UNIT

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc. and Computer Sciences Corp. announced that ITDS will buy TRIS, a cellular telephone billing unit of Computer Sciences,...

LEC FEES NIXED

In an initial victory for paging carriers nationwide, the Federal Communications Commission's Common Carrier Bureau announced its current rules do not allow local exchange...

MOBILEMEDIA TO BUILD OUT NPCS SYSTEM

Despite filing for bankruptcy last year, MobileMedia Corp. announced plans to build out networks for its two nationwide narrowband personal communications licenses, with service...

NEWS BRIEFS

The Federal Communications Commission late last week was expected to allocate 24 megahertz for public safety communications and reserve 36 megahertz in the same...

1997: THE YEAR IN QUOTES

1997-It was the year that simultaneously showed the promise and the pain of new entrants into the wireless industry. PCS companies thrived and dived,...

`STEELING’ CUSTOMERS?

Sprint Spectrum L.P. has teamed up with former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and NFL Hall of Famer, Franco Harris, in a regional advertising campaign...
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