Monthly Archives: April, 1998

GENERAL MAGIC UNVEILS VOICE PLATFORM

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-General Magic Inc. introduced MagicTalk, the intelligent voice user interface platform for its integrated voice and data network, code named "Serengeti."Based on a...

MAGELLAN SATELLITE UNIT CLOSE TO MARKET

Magellan Systems Corp., a maker of consumer-oriented Global Positioning System and navigation devices, said it will release its Global Satellite Communicator 100 late next...

MCCOLLUM BILL SHORT OF WIRELESS WISH LIST

WASHINGTON-Wireless and wireline carriers last week tabled a plan to sue the FBI over implementation of the 1994 digital wiretap law, just as Rep....

INDUSTRY’S COLLECTIVE MUSCLE NEEDED TO CHANGE GOVERNMENT TAX POLICY

In February, at CTIA's Wireless '98 convention and exposition in Atlanta, I talked with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) about many of the policy issues...

WESTERN WIRELESS STOCKHOLDERS TO SELL SHARES

NEW YORK-Cellular and personal communications services carrier Western Wireless Corp., Issaquah, Wash., announced that its two largest investors planned to sell 10 million shares...

JUSTICE PROBE ON TRADE TRIPS TURNS TO SATELLITE-SENSITIVE INFO

WASHINGTON-In two new probes that could intensify scrutiny of President Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, the Justice Department is investigating sworn allegations that Hillary Rodham...

THE KENNARD YEARS: ACT 1

The torrents of spring are up upon Bill Kennard.Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for all of four months, stands at the vortex...

ITALY MOVES FORWARD WITH THIRD LICENSE TENDER

After years of delays and controversy, the Italian Ministry of Communications began accepting bids for the country's third mobile phone license last week.The ministry...

COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR LED MERGER ACTIVITY IN 1Q

NEW YORK-The communications industry took the lead in the domestic mergers and acquisitions market during the first quarter, with $26.1 billion in transactions announced,...

AMERITECH SETTLES WITH CHICAGO DEALERS

Ameritech Cellular confirmed the company settled a lawsuit with Chicago-area dealers DCI Integrated Computer Systems and Infinity Wireless Communications Inc.Neither party would disclose details...

AMERICAN PAGING, TSR COMPLETE DEAL

CHICAGO-Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said it completed the process to combine American Paging Inc. with TSR Paging Inc.TDS contributed most of the assets...

TRITON COMPANIES SELECT SMARTPAY

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. and Triton Cellular Partners selected National Telemanagement Corp.'s SmartPay Wireless prepaid billing system for its cellular and personal communications services...

COMPANY USES LASER TO REPLACE FIBER-OPTIC LINKS

Wireless Turn-Key Services Inc., a new company based in Long Beach, Calif., introduced a system designed to replace fiber-optic cable for local telephone companies...

WIDEBAND CDMAONE STANDARD SET TO GO BEFORE ITU

The CDMA Development Group said wideband cdmaOne technology is ready to be submitted to the International Telecommunications Union after gaining approval from groups within...

AIRTOUCH COMPLETES BUY OF MEDIAONE WIRELESS UNIT

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. and MediaOne Group, formerly U S West Media Group, completed merging MediaOne's U.S. cellular and personal communications services interests into...

ALIANT RAISES FUNDS TO PAY FOR STAKE IN OMAHA CELLULAR

NEW YORK-Aliant Communications Inc. said it will use part of the proceeds of a recently completed public debt issue to pay for its purchase...

PAGEMART REPOSITIONS STRATEGIC UNIT

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it is repositioning its strategic alliances business unit to better prepare for a second-quarter launch of its ReFLEX 25 narrowband...

VODAFONE GAINS LIBERTEL STAKE

BERKSHIRE, England-Vodafone Group plc announced its parent company, Vodafone Europe Holdings BV, acquired 8.5 percent of CV Gemeenschappelijk Bezit Libertel from ING Bank Corporate...

INDONESIA TO OPEN TELECOM MARKETS AS PART OF BAILOUT INITIATIVE

WASHINGTON-The Indonesian government agreed last week to privatize state-owned telecommunications as part of a new, $43 billion rescue package negotiated with the International Monetary...

BEARCOM BUYS CONDOR COMM.

DALLAS-BearCom Inc., a wireless equipment dealer and distributor, announced it has acquired Condor Communications. BearCom said the acquisition is part of its strategy to...

CELLCOMM SEEKS PAYOFF IN PROVIDING CELLULAR PAY-PHONE BUSINESS

NEW YORK-Anyone who has tried to find a wireline pay phone or use a wireless handset at crowded public entertainment events can understand why...

VIEWPOINT: IT’S TIME FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO BE CREATIVE

"The industry created two decades ago to foster dispatch wireless communications in the United States stands at a crossroads as regulatory, technological and market...

U.K. CABLE TV COMPANY TO ADD CELLULAR TO ITS MENU

ComTel Ltd., a United Kingdom-based cable TV company, said it plans to offer its customers mobile telephone service through an agreement with U.K. cellular...

OKLA. STUDY FINDS INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CELLULAR PHONES AND ICDS

NORMAN, Okla.-The University of Oklahoma's EMC Center reported recent findings indicate that interaction may occur between a small number of wireless phones and some...

BELL CANADA BUYS STAKE IN HANSOL PCS

Bell Canada International Inc. said it will acquire 29 percent of South Korean personal communications services operator Hansol PCS Co. Ltd. for $180 million.Hansol...
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