WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association last week went on the offensive to put in place a technical standard that will allow carriers to alert...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled today to rule on a Personal Communications Industry Association petition to forbear from enforcing mandatory wireless resale rules.The...
NEW YORK-Wireless telephony providers are hemorrhaging revenues from organized activity by criminals drawn to the low risk and easy money of subscription fraud.Thieves are...
Boulder, Colo., is set to become a test bed for recently licensed Local Multipoint Distribution Services systems under the direction of the National Wireless...
NEW YORK-Stet Hellas Telecommunications S.A., a Greece-based wireless carrier owned 20 percent by Bell Atlantic Corp., went public June 3 through an equity offering...
ATLANTA-Harris Corp. said it will demonstrate its new Access Device 2000 at Supercomm this week in Atlanta. The work force wireless/ wireline tool combines...
WASHINGTON-Labor Secretary Alexis Herman last week again denied allegations of influence peddling and related campaign-finance violations that are being investigated by an independent counsel.Herman...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced InterDigital Technology Corp. entered into a worldwide, royalty-bearing Time Division Multiple Access patent license agreement with Toshiba...
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it signed a contract with Computer Sciences Corp. to be that company's primary wireless messaging service provider.El Segundo, Calif.-based CSC,...
ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies said it has available a fully type-approved GSM solution for wireless handset manufacturers that meets the handset design requirements set by...
As RCR reported last week, the General Services Administration is giving the Federal Communications Commission the boot. Time to move out of the downtown...
LISLE, Ill.-Telecommunications equipment providers Tellabs Inc. and Ciena Corp. announced they have agreed to merge in a pooling-of-interest that will make Ciena a subsidiary...
WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives toiled last week through the minutia of competing third-generation wireless technologies, Qualcomm Inc. was laying the foundation to parlay...
NEW YORK-Boston-based American Tower Systems Corp. will become a stand-alone company following CBS Corp.'s acquisition of its parent and its spin-off, which involve a...
ATLANTA-World Access Inc., and Telco Systems Inc. announced the boards of directors of both companies have agreed to merge.Each Telco share will be converted...
VANCOUVER, Wash.-Wireless tower builder and owner Westower Corp. last week acquired privately-held MJA Communications Corp. for $10 million in stock.The acquisition of the Palm...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Kenan Systems Corp. announced Paging Network Inc. selected its Arbor/Mobile billing platform to support the paging carrier's current and future billing services.PageNet has...
A wave of activity between carriers and tower management firms appears to be developing, signaling a growing trend toward carriers selling off their tower...
MANILA, Philippines-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a $40 million contract to design, supply and install a complete communications network for Bayan Telecommunications Inc.The project will...
NEW YORK-The GSM Alliance L.L.C. is stepping up marketing efforts with a brand-awareness campaign, including the widespread application of its logo, which is designed...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it plans to deploy cdmaOne technology in Mexico's personal communications services and wireless local loop markets.The group...
WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week renewed favorable trade status for China, while under fire from Republicans and Democrats over allegations linking illegal Democratic campaign contributions...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Microwave Power Devices Inc. announced it completed a development and supply agreement with Qualcomm Inc., and now plans to develop and manufacture highly...
