1998

Some truths are not self evident, but every once in a while, the dawn’s early light shines through. Truth has no place in this city of self-serving factoids, where winning …

Dot Wireless Inc. today introduced an advanced development platform for the North American Code Division Multiple Access standard to provide manufacturers with outsourcing services for a faster product design cycle. …

To the Editor: It is always interesting to note the “Inside the Beltway” comments of Jeff Silva. I am specifically referring to the May 18 issue and his comments regarding …

NEW YORK-Wall Street and stockholders so far have been the biggest beneficiaries of federal deregulation of the telecommunications services industry, which is intended to benefit consumers by fostering competition. “Whatever …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it continues to be the primary vendor of digital Advanced Mobile Phone System network infrastructure and services to Rogers Cantel Inc. of Canada, after the companies …

Sprint Corp. announced its deal to gain ownership and management control of Sprint PCS, its wireless venture with Tele-Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Inc. The Kansas City, Mo.-based …

Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to …

SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. said negotiations and the letter of intent signed in March to combine with U.S. Wireless Corp. were terminated because the parties could not agree on …

After months of financing negotiations, 21st Century Telesis and Hughes Network Systems Inc. finally have signed a contract to build the first commercial wireless network in the United States using …

NEW YORK-And now let’s have a round of applause for top executives of Arch Communications Group Inc., Paging Network Inc. and SkyTel Corp. These successful emigres from wireless telephony have …

Now that the crisis is over and paging service has been restored, the paging industry is debating exactly what the pre-Memorial Day pager outage means for its future. Carriers that …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is set today to begin receiving electronic applications for Part 22 Paging licenses using the Universal Licensing System. This is the first time an existing wireless …

WASHINGTON-A Federal Communications Commission plan to increase subsidies to connect schools, libraries and rural health care providers to the Internet has come under fierce attack from wireless carriers, consumer groups …

The messaging industry (as it likes to be called) has an interesting public-relations dilemma on its hands. When the Galaxy 4 satellite lost contact with earth, millions of paging customers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled the auction of licenses for the 220-222 MHz service band for Sept. 15. The announcement follows the release last month of service rules following …

WASHINGTON-The federal government is “poised and waiting to begin a pilot program” of cellular priority access for emergency personnel, the Clinton administration’s senior telecom official recently told the Federal Communications …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Corp. lowered its long-term investment grade ratings on the outstanding debt of Alltel Corp. and Alltel Georgia Communications Corp. from A+ to A-. The New York-based …

ISLANDIA, N.Y.-Affordable Message Center Inc. introduced its Internet Messaging service, which it said allows paging carriers and resellers to add Internet paging for any subscriber on their existing paging networks …

NEW YORK-Due to unfavorable market conditions, Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. said May 28 it postponed indefinitely its attempt to place privately a $125 million, 10-year debt issue that was scheduled …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of Euro-Phone Sp. The company provides distribution and value-added logistics services to the wireless communications industry in Poland, with connection services agreements with …

SALEM, N.J.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. provided 60 wireless phones to Public Service Electric & Gas earlier this month for a nuclear emergency response test. The phones essentially replaced landline communications …

NEW YORK-Instead of viewing paging as a dying industry, wireless telephony providers should recognize it as a service enhancement and growth catalyst, said Andrew Weisheit, vice president of the carrier …

WASHINGTON-Paging service providers that want the Federal Communications Commission to institute a coin-in-the-box mechanism for toll-free calls placed at pay phones may have a tough time convincing the major players …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday announced it would hold off until June 8 an anticipated decision on a request by the Personal Communications Industry Association that certain rules, including …

WASHINGTON-In two unrelated developments that could reignite the debate over whether wireless technology poses health risks, a new Swedish survey has found possible links between mobile phones and illness symptoms, …