Monthly Archives: April, 1998

INTERDIGITAL TO KEEP GERMAN TDMA PATENT

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Technology Corp. will keep its patent on the Time Division Multiple Access wireless radio communications system used in Germany, said...

KENNARD SAYS POCKET DEAL NOT GOOD FOR MOST C-BLOCKERS

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard responded March 30 to a congressional letter questioning the commission on its recent C-block personal communications services financial-restructuring...

HUNDT LEGACY LEAVES TWO-WAY INDUSTRY WITH MUCH FEAR

To the Editor: I felt compelled to write after your recently published guest article by Reed Hundt (RCR, Feb. 23). Mr. Hundt, now unencumbered from...

WHY NO ONE CALLS FROM AIRPLANES

To the editor: In response to Kristen Beckman's story "Pilots break no cell phone use" in RCR, March 16, 1998: I wonder if the fears of...

LUCENT RELEASES IN SOFTWARE APPS

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced wireless intelligent network software applications designed to lower costs and increase revenues for network service providers, as well...

MOBILECOMM STOPS E-MAIL MESSAGE FEES

FORT LEE, N.J.-Beginning this month, MobileMedia Corp., dba MobileComm, no longer is charging a 50-cent fee to deliver an e-mail message to a subscriber's...

CALENDAR

April 7-8IGI Consulting. Holiday Inn, Washington, D.C. (800) 323-1088 or (617) 232-3111.Asian ConsumerElectronics ShowApril 9-11Kenfair International Ltd. Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong...

CLARIFICATION

The March 16 article on Justice Department probes involving lobbyist Peter Knight should have stated that $230,000 was contributed by Portals Developer Franklin Haney...

APPLIED CELLULAR ACQUIRES WINWARD

NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. acquired Salt Lake City-based Winward Electric Service Inc., which provides services in the fiber-optic interface and data cabling areas."The...

AMSC SATELLITE LICENSE MODIFIED

The Federal Communications Commission approved a request from American Mobile Satellite Corp. to modify its satellite license so it can temporarily consolidate its space...

CABLE & WIRELESS TO SELL OCCEL SHARES

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc plans to sell its 22.3-percent stake in OCCEL, which provides wireless services in the western region of Colombia, to a...

P-COM COMPLETES CYLINK ACQUISITION

CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of the Wireless Communications Group of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Cylink Corp.P-Com acquired the unit for $60.5 million,...

DSC FORECASTS DISAPPOINTING RESULTS, CEO ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION

DALLAS-James L. Donald, chairman, president and chief executive officer of DSC Communications Corp., last week announced he will retire from the posts of president...

BRAZIL RUSHES TO AWARD WIRELESS LICENSES

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The pace of liberalization in the Brazilian wireless markets has taken on new speed in the past two weeks following a judicial...

FCC TO MANDATE ACCESS FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE

WASHINGTON-Following a demonstration of disabilities-compatible telecommunications equipment by four Americans with audio, visual and neuromuscular problems, the Federal Communications Commission last week unanimously adopted...

CONGRESS PROPOSES TO KILL 100-YEAR-OLD TAX ON TALKING

WASHINGTON-Seeking to end a century-old "luxury" tax on telephony, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) along with House colleagues Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) and Billy Tauzin (R-La.)...

IRS PROPOSAL TO CURTAIL INT’L TAX POLICY GOES FORWARD

NEW YORK-A fire storm has erupted among corporations and legislators over Internal Revenue Service proposals released last month aimed at curtailing overseas transactions the...

UWCC EXPECTS TDMA USERS TO INCREASE 100% IN ’98

The annual growth rate of worldwide subscribers using Time Division Multiple Access technology is expected to increase more than 100 percent this year, according...

TRANSCRYPT SHAREHOLDERS FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

NEW YORK-Transcrypt International Inc., a Lincoln, Neb., manufacturer of wireless information security and land mobile radio products, has been sued by shareholders in a...

2 VENDORS MEET FCC DEADLINE

Two wireless enhanced 911 services vendors last week announced their systems were live in time for the Federal Communications Commission's Phase I deadline, which...

CARRIERS THAT DON’T ADDRESS NUMBER PORTABILITY WILL PAY

BOSTON-In terms of dollars and labor, wireless number portability will cost wireless carriers more than any other single issue, according to the Yankee Group...

IS THERE A NEED FOR 3G?

While the world continues to debate the mechanics of third-generation technology, many industry watchers wonder what business case, if any, this new technology will...

ADC OPENS MINN. MANUFACTURE PLANT

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. opened a $26 million, 284,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Shakopee, Minn., near its Minneapolis headquarters.ADC's Broadband Connectivity Group is housed in...

AG OFFERS WIN-BASED CALL SCREENING TOOL

PHOENIX-AG Communication Systems introduced Incoming Call Screening, an application that enables wireless service providers to offer enhanced call-management services to their subscribers, said the...

CTI’S $150M DEBT PLACEMENT TO HELP NETWORK BUILDOUT

NEW YORK-CTI Holdings S.A., a pure play wireless carrier serving the interior region of Argentina, plans to place privately up to $150 million to...
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