ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced it has completed the acquisition of RAM Broadcasting Corp., and in doing so has assumed full operational control of Woodbridge, N.J.-based...
WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee last week passed legislation to inject more competition in the international satellite market.The bill, co-sponsored by House Commerce Committee Chairman...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s Hong Kong venture, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., signed conditional agreements with Star Telecom International Holdings Ltd. and Telecom Service...
WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), in a fit of anger last week, threatened to eliminate the Federal Communications Commission if it continues to embrace Vice...
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. initiated coverage on the paging industry last month, issuing a report titled "Where's the Beep?"-written by company vice president...
The recent merger activity involving second-tier cellular companies has touched off speculation about which companies may be next to tie the knot.Alltel Corp. and...
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) will hold a hearing Tuesday on wireless enhanced 911 services in advance of upcoming legislation that would...
NEW YORK-Telephone and Data Systems Inc. announced it completed the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, API Merger Corp., with American Paging Inc., effective...
MONTREAL-More than doubling its number of cellular, specialized mobile radio and paging subscribers helped Telesystem International Wireless Inc. drastically increase its revenues for the...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of the minority interest in its subsidiary, Labyrinth Communication Technologies Group Inc.The merger will...
DULUTH, Ga.-Astronet Corp. said it accelerated the development schedule of its new Time Division Multiple Access wireless Private Branch Exchange product by selecting Isotel's...
NEW YORK-Legislation to privatize the remaining two-thirds of Telstra Corp. Ltd. in what would be the world's largest single stock sale could be introduced...
WASHINGTON-Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), one of several House Republican leaders caught on a radio scanner in 1996 plotting to limit damage of an ethics...
WASHINGTON-Negotiations between the Justice Department and the telecom industry over a digital wiretap standard collapsed last week, an outcome that will pull the Federal...
American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc. said it formed an alliance with Intellisoft Corp. to create an online system for the alphanumeric dispatch industry. Intellisoft...
HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp. introduced three new handsets for the 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications market this week at the Cebit '98 exhibition...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Northern Telecom Ltd. said it will invest $20 million in Interwave Communications International Ltd. in a strategic alliance to integrate Interwave's radio...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. announced SingTel Paging launched commercial two-way paging and telemetry data service in Singapore using the Nexus system.SingTel is...
BOSTON-Omnipoint Communications Inc. expanded its wireless network coverage into Boston; Providence, R.I.; Manchester, N.H.; and the Interstate-95 corridor and other connecting routes.As part of...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its new Pager ID service, which identifies the name of the person placing the call to...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Inc. introduced a complete antenna-to-microphone system solution for 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications, the first GSM products...
