1998

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., Qualcomm Inc.’s spun-off wireless communications carrier, announced that one of its operating companies, OzPhone Pty. Ltd., has acquired two additional cellular licenses in Australia. The …

MCLEAN, Va.-Less than one year after assuming the posts of president and chief executive officer of LCC International Inc., Geoffrey S. Carroll resigned from those positions, to be temporarily replaced …

SpectraLink Corp., a Boulder, Colo.-based company that provides wireless telephone systems for the workplace, introduced its Link 3000 Wireless Telephone System. The company’s systems, which can attach to existing private …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case that could determine the scope of local telecom competition for years to come and possibly influence wireless policy …

To The Editor: With the advent of increased competition resulting from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 came a proliferation of wireless advertisements and marketing materials, not only from the incumbent …

Changing times are requiring some infrastructure vendors to reorganize their businesses and better align themselves with their customers. Siemens AG of Germany is the latest vendor to realize this. The …

WASHINGTON-With the scheduled adjournment of the 105th Congress last Friday, the wireless industry will be able to point to few visible victories. Indeed, industry can point to just two victories-one …

In recent months, the Wireless Telecom Bureau and its chief, Dan Phythyon, have endured harsh criticism from Senate Commerce Committee John McCain (R-Ariz.), and others in this newspaper. The torrent …

The 15th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union kicks off today in Minneapolis, a meeting whose focus on internal governance and strategic planning could be overshadowed by an item …

AT&T Corp.’s announced acquisition of Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. has raised some questions as to what AT&T plans to do with Vanguard’s paging operations. Many analysts expect AT&T to sell …

Motorola Inc., remaining cautious about its financial outlook for 1998, said it likely will reach $7.9 billion in sales with earnings per share around 22 cents for the fourth quarter. …

Officials at MobileMedia Corp. said they will not postpone the Oct. 14 bankruptcy court hearing to review its disclosure statement, setting in motion the legal process necessary to complete its …

BETHESDA, Md.-Omnipoint Corp. said it has been in discussions with its primary vendors, Ericsson Inc. and Northern Telecom Inc., to provide the personal communications services company with additional financing. Omnipoint …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced that Iridium L.L.C. selected it to provide sales and fulfillment services for Iridium World Roaming Services. Under the agreement, Brightpoint services will include sourcing, packaging and programming …

Gerard J. Waldron, a communications attorney and former Democratic counsel to the House telecommunications subcommittee, is being prominently mentioned as the leading candidate to succeed John Nakahata as chief of …

WASHINGTON-James Sasser, a former Tennessee senator hired by developer Franklin Haney to work on the Portals deal before becoming U.S. ambassador to China, denied trying to lobby government officials illegally …

ORLANDO, Fla.-“We here are circumscribed by a group that accepts and celebrates technology, but we are a very rare breed, a tribe that thinks it is uniquely important because our …

WASHINGTON-Intek License Acquisition Corp. apparently could be the big winner in the continuing auction of licenses for the 220 MHz. At the end of round 67, Intek was the top …

Microsoft Corp. introduced its third-generation software platform for handheld personal computer products, called the Windows CE Handheld PC Professional Edition, or H/PC Pro. The platform, based on Windows CE 2.11, …

WASHINGTON-An amendment that had the potential to change the outcome of the C-block auction has been killed. The C-block personal communications services amendment was attached to a slamming bill forwarded …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Botting Systems Inc. announced the release of its Total Network Knowledge software suite designed to convert Signaling System 7 records into detailed call records for carriers. The system …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. said it plans to launch guaranteed messaging service in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and Utah and expand current coverage in Florida as part of a continuing rollout schedule …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Telecommunications executives convened in California last month to discuss the challenges facing the industry, including competition, regulation and technological change, as part of the 21st Century Telecoms Company Global …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week said the Justice Department has made initial queries regarding Nextel Communications Inc.’s request to lift a 1994 antitrust consent decree so the nation’s largest …

WASHINGTON-GTE Network Services announced it is adopting an anti-cramming policy that it defines as the toughest in the industry. Cramming is the practice of adding unauthorized charges to customers’ telephone …