1998

NEW YORK-WorldCom Inc.’s early October offer of $35.28 billion for MCI Communications Corp. was by far the single largest merger of any kind announced not only during the fourth quarter …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Hutton Communications Inc., a national distributor of wireless and power systems products, announced it has moved its corporate headquarters to a 72,000-square-foot building in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp., parent company of personal communications services provider Western PCS Corp., was granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to boost its foreign ownership to a possible 39.9 …

NEW YORK-World Access Inc., Atlanta, rang in 1998 in the same way it rang out 1997, with an acquisition announcement. World Access announced Jan. 2 a definitive agreement to purchase …

Location: Geneva, Switzerland Established: Jan. 1, 1995 Created by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-1994) Membership: 132 countries (as of September 1997) Budget: $93 million (1996) Secretariat staff: 500 Director General: Renato …

In the new global telecom market, the World Trade Organization is king-the United Nations for global telecom free trade as it were. For the United States, having rules of the …

NEW YORK-ZipLink L.L.C., Lowell, Mass., announced Jan. 8 it has been named exclusive Internet and enhanced one-number service provider for the new Beeperwear pager watch offered by MTX Paging Products …

WASHINGTON-A total of 21 states have pending legislation regarding emergency service and its parameters scheduled for votes this year, according to a survey performed by wireless E911 equipment manufacturer Xypoint …

DENVER-U S West Inc. plans to expand its Access2 personal communications services to Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis and other cities this year, according to company President Solomon Trujillo. Access2 Advanced PCS …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-AML Communications Inc. announced it received two separate orders for its amplifiers, totaling about $470,000, from Lucent Technologies Inc. and an original equipment manufacturer serving the South American market. …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Angellcom and Radiodigital 220 announced an agreement with Intek Diversified and its subsidiary, Midland Radio, to supply Securicor LTR 220 MHz base station equipment and mobile radios for …

Editor’s Note: A wireless RF engineer with 18 years experience shared his recent job-hunting experience with RCR-and the response he wished he could have written back. Thank you for your …

BOSTON-American Tower Systems Corp., a subsidiary of American Radio Systems Corp., announced it agreed to sell $80 million in a private placement of its common stock to certain officers, directors …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS has launched international roaming with nine European Global System for Mobile communications operators enabling BellSouth’s customers to use their smart cards to roam in Belgium, England, France, …

WASHINGTON-State Department officials last week told Qualcomm Inc. that Russian authorities will not require technician Richard Bliss to return to Russia to face espionage charges. Bliss, who was arrested Nov. …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to perform value-added logistics services like receiving, kit preparation and packaging for Conxus Communications Inc., Greenville, S.C. Conxus is building a …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. signed an agreement to conduct a six-month program to test an integrated solution for managing customer churn, the companies announced. The solution …

WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications service licensees will have an additional seven weeks to file with the Federal Communications Commission their choice-if any-of the four financial restructuring options offered by the commission …

LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk TeleServices Inc. said it completed its acquisition of ConQuest Telecommunications Services Corp., following “overwhelming approval by shareholders of both companies.” Under the terms of the acquisition, each share …

CHICAGO-SourceOne Wireless Inc. has expanded its ForeverPage service to include alpha paging subscribers. The new Calling Party Pays now allows alphanumeric subscribers to receive word messages without paying for monthly …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp., New York, announced it will acquire Teleport Communications Group in a stock swap transaction valued at about $12 billion, based on AT&T’s current stock price. The acquisition …

CULVER CITY, Calif.-UStel Inc. announced that its new proprietary, in-house billing service began operation after nine months of development and parallel testing. The company’s chief executive officer, Robert Diener, said …

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association said it asked the Federal Communication Commission to require wireless carriers to offer automatic roaming agreements on a nondiscriminatory basis. TRA asserts that wireless resellers “have …

Software developer US/Intelicom stands poised to capitalize on prepaid wireless, an industry segment some analysts expect to grow rapidly during the next few years. The company entered the prepaid arena …

They’re coming out of the woodwork to point out the perils of driving and dialing. Cellular phones can cause distractions, says a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety …