Yearly Archives: 1998

D.C. NOTES: LOCAL COMPETITION IS DEAD

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...

DOT WIRELESS STRIVES TO IMPROVE PRODUCT DESIGN PROCESS

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

MONEY, NOT IDEOLOGY, IS TRUE DRIVER

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...

TELECOM SERVICES EVOLVE IN DEREGULATED ENVIRONMENT

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...

ERICSSON,CANTEL EXTEND NETWORK CONTRACT

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...

SPRINT BEGINS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PCS PROPERTIES

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...

NEWS BRIEFS

Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents...

CTS, U.S. WIRELESS CALL OFF MERGER TALKS

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...

PACS TECHNOLOGY FINALLY REACHES PROVING GROUND

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

ARCH, PAGENET AND SKYTEL LEADING PAGING INDUSTRY TO BETTER BOT TOM LINE

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...

PAGER OUTAGE TRANSFORMS WORK MODEL

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...

FCC TO ACCEPT ELECTRONIC FILINGS FROM EXISTING WIRELESS COMPANIES

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...

INDUSTRY, CONSUMER GROUPS OPPOSE FCC SUBSIDIES INCREASE PLAN

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...

VIEWPOINT: PR DILEMMAS

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...

220 AUCTION RESET FOR SEPTEMBER

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...

NTIA’S IRVING BACKS PRIORITY ACCESS PROGRAM

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...

S&P LOWERS ALLTEL RATING, UPS 360° RATING

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...

AFFORDABLE OFFERS INTERNET MESSAGING TO SUBSCRIBERS

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...

ART POSTPONES PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRY

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,...

BRIGHTPOINT COMPLETES POLISH ACQUISITION

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...

COMCAST TEST ANTICIPATES NUCLEAR DISASTER

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....

PAGING SHOULD BE SEEN AS ENHANCED WIRELESS SERVICE

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...

PAY-PHONE RULING COULD DERAIL PCIA’S COIN-IN-BOX OPTION

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...

FCC BACKS OFF DECISION ON FOREBEARANCE PETITION

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...

SWEDISH SURVEY LINKS CELL PHONE USE TO ILLS

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...
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