Monthly Archives: May, 1998

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May 18-20Institute for International Research. Plaza Hotel, New York. (888) 670-8200.TelecommunicationsNetworkingMay 18-22University of California-Los Angeles Extension, Department of Engineering, Information Systems and Technical Management....

MCCOLLUM BACKS OFF SOME CALEA CHANGES

WASHINGTON-As the compliance deadline for the digital wiretap law looms ever closer, policy makers last week again attempted to gain advantage on the legislative,...

CERULEAN, BELLSOUTH JOIN ON DATA FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology Inc. and BellSouth Wireless Data teamed up to give public-safety agencies access to BellSouth's nationwide wireless data network using Cerulean's PacketCluster...

BELLSOUTH SIGNS CELLEMETRY USERS

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp.'s Cellemetry Business Unit announced it has signed five new carriers to provide its Cellemetry Data Service.The carriers are Aliant Cellular, Glacial Lakes...

D.C. NOTES: REAL LIFE AND POLICY

The bigger-than-life presence of Jim Brady at last week's press briefing was unexpected but oh so welcomed, this enduring symbol of the triumph of...

LUCENT TO EQUIP T-MOBIL GSM SYSTEM

NUREMBERG, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract valued at about $60 million to supply Global System for Mobile communications equipment to German...

CELLULAR GROWTH BEGINS TO SLOW, BUT MARKET NOT MATURE YET

The wireless telecommunications industry has grown up more quickly than many other industries in the United States. The industry likes to boast of its...

SBC-AMERITECH COMBO GETS HOSTILE REGULATORY RECEPTION

WASHINGTON-The decision whether to approve the proposed $62 billion merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. could be driven as much by politics...

MEXICAN PCS AUCTIONS GARNER $1B

The auction of personal communications services licenses in Mexico's nine bidding regions was completed May 8, officially liberalizing the much sought-after wireless market there...

MOBILEMEDIA HEARING AGAIN POSTPONED

The May 12 court date MobileMedia Corp. had scheduled for a ruling on its disclosure statement for the company's reorganization plan was again adjourned,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Conductus Inc. announced two agreements providing up to $4.5 million in financing to support the commercialization of its new ClearSite wireless products next year....

WIRELESS DATA INDUSTRY TO CREATE HYBRID APPS FOR MULTIPLE NETWORKS

DALLAS-"It's an exciting time in the industry. It's a time of growth and rebirth."So said Konstantin Zsigo, president of Zsigo Wireless Data Inc., at...

CELSAT OPPOSES MSS ALLOCATION TO APPLICANTS WITH SPECTRUM

Trying to compete with satellite-industry giants, Celsat America Inc., a small, domestic player in the mobile satellite services arena, filed comments with the Federal...

SIDDALL, BLILEY HONORED WITH BOWLER AWARDS

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The 1998 Eugene C. Bowler award was presented to David Siddall, legal adviser to Federal Communications Commissioner Susan Ness at the Personal Communications...

BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE AND GTE SWAP CELLULAR INTERESTS IN VA., N.C.

ATLANTA-GTE Wireless Inc. announced it signed a definitive agreement to purchase in cash Bell Atlantic Mobile's interest in Virginia Cellular L.P. GTE also agreed...

JAPAN TELECOM MARKET NOT PERFECT, BUT CHINA POTENTIAL STRONG

NEW YORK-"The Asian crisis is overstated; the real problem is Japan," said Joseph W. Duncan, chief economic adviser to The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.,...

CARRIER’S FINANCIALS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WITH PCS PURCHASE

NEW YORK-Compania De Radiocomunicaciones Moviles S.A., one of two cellular carriers serving the greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, received a BBB-debt rating from Standard...

AMTEVA INTRODUCES UNIFIED MESSAGING PLUS

NEW YORK-Amteva Technologies Inc., Glen Allen, Va., announced May 5 the introduction of Unified Messaging Plus, a carrier-class software to allow wireless and wireline...

AMERICAN CELLULAR PLANS DEBT FINANCING

NEW YORK-American Cellular Corp. and its subsidiary, American Wireless, received a low, speculative grade rating of Caa1 from Moody's Investors Service on $1.285 billion...

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, FIND YOUR CELL PHONE

BOULDER, Colo.-If Boulder, Colo., had experienced flooding last week, SCC Communications Corp. and U S West Communications Inc. might have been able to help...

DOD LOBBIES FOR RIGHT TO USE CMRS IN EMERGENCIES

WASHINGTON-A three-star army general is trying to urge the Federal Communications Commission to allow emergency personnel using commercial wireless equipment to have priority access...

PAGENET TO BUY GLENAYRE SYSTEM

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Paging Network Inc. officially threw its hat into the narrowband personal communications services game last week when Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced thatPageNet has...

WIRELESS PRICING STABILIZED

Pricing has stabilized in the majority of U.S. markets, say analysts.While the name of the game last summer was to get the phone in...

MARKEY TO STAY OUT OF ROCK CREEK FIGHT

WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking minority member of the House telecommunications subcommittee, will not engage in the controversy surrounding antenna siting in Rock Creek...
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