Yearly Archives: 1998

CUSTOMER-SATISFACTION SURVEYS MONITOR CONSISTENCY

In an effort to create consistency among the many markets nationwide that use its brand name, Cellular One has been regularly monitoring customer satisfaction...

VIEWPOINT: KEEP SPECTRUM CAP, KEEP COMPETITION

SBC Communications Inc.'s impending plans to add Ameritech to its growing stable of telecom acquisitions brings to the front burner the significance of the...

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL SOUGHT IN MCHI CASE

WASHINGTON-Attorney General Janet Reno last week sought an independent counsel to investigate Labor Secretary Alexis Herman in connection with allegations that Herman used her...

D.C. BRIEFS

State government officials were joined by Bell Atlantic Corp. in supporting a proposal from the state of Connecticut to create a service-specific area code...

COURT REMANDS PAY-PHONE FEES BACK TO FCC

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court here Friday told the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate its decision on pay-phone compensation but left in place rules that...

DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS ON THE UPSWING

The number of digital wireless subscribers is expected to increase rapidly this year as more cellular carriers begin to push digital service aggressively.While many...

DIVA SUPPLIES WLL TO COLORADO TOWN

UNION CITY, Calif.-Diva Communications Inc. announced it signed a contract with South Park Telephone Co. to supply its Diva-2000 wireless local loop system that...

FIXED WIRELESS TELEPHONY OFFERS INVESTING OPPORTUNITIES

NEW YORK-Recent developments in fixed wireless telecommunications have "led to outstanding investment opportunities," said Albert E. Paladino, general partner of Advanced Technology Ventures, Waltham,...

MICROCELL, NORTEL TEAM ON DATA SERVICE

MONTREAL-Microcell Labs-a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc.-and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced they plan to create a joint venture to offer wireless data...

MOTOROLA STOCK SETTLES AFTER RUMORS PUSH IT UP

Motorola Inc.'s shares settled Thursday after jumping more than $4 Wednesday amidst rumors Siemens AG was considering buying the telecommunications giant.Motorola shares closed Thursday...

FCC TRIES TO FACILITATE MSS PHONE USE ABROAD

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week took the first step in efforts aimed at allowing U.S. citizens traveling abroad to carry handsets for global...

NATION BRIEFS

Berliner Communications Inc., a radio-frequency engineering, site acquisition, project management and construction company for the telecom industry, announced it opened offices in Los Angeles,...

NEWS BRIEFS

Bell Atlantic Mobile agreed to acquire the remaining minority interests in the cellular license for the Reading, Pa., metropolitan area, covering a population of...

NTH DIMENSION FACILITATES TARGETED MARKETING FOR CARRIERS

Nth Dimension Corp. this month launched a Web site designed to assist consumers in selecting wireless products and services.The site, Wireless Dimension, provides information...

OMNIPOINT SEEKS PARTNER, EYES 2 POCKET MARKETS

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp. is going shopping for wireless licenses to enhance its value to prospective strategic partners and fill in gaps in the GSM...

PAGING CARRIERS PRODUCE MORE REVENUE, MORE NET LOSSES

Several paging carriers recently released their first-quarter earnings results. Five companies showed increased net revenues, while four reported increased net losses from first-quarter 1997...

PATHNET TO ISSUE IPO TO BUILD OUT MICROWAVE NETWORK

NEW YORK-Pathnet Inc. hopes to raise $100 million by going public to help finance its goal of becoming a national carrier's carrier in smaller...

PRODUCTS

Becker/Jani Inc.A log periodic dipole antenna, the Celwave Maximizer model APL 926513, was introduced for Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications...

QUALCOMM DEMONSTRATES DATA OVER MOSCOW NETWORK

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. demonstrated cdmaOne wireless data capabilities on JSC Personal Communications' Code Division Multiple Access network at the ExpoComm Moscow '98 Show, said...

CELLULAR INDUSTRY ATTACKS COMMON CARRIER REGS ON DIFFERENT FRONTS

For the cellular industry, it's the morning after. Sort of.The industry was deregulated significantly in 1993, a high mark for the powerful cellular lobby...

SMALLER CARRIERS ENJOY ROAMING REVENUES

If your customer was also your neighbor, or someone you ran into often, it might change the way you treat them. That is the...

SBC-AMERITECH WOULD BE TOP WIRELESS CARRIER

SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. last week announced a stock-for-stock merger agreement valued at about $62 billion that would give the combined company...

SBC-AMERITECH DUO RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT AMERITECH PAGING OPERATIONS

The announced merger of SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. has raised speculation there may be another paging unit on the sale block sometime...

SBC COULD SWITCH WIRELESS CHOICE WITH AMERITECH BUY

The SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. merger means two major cellular markets may be up for grabs.Both companies own cellular licenses in Chicago...

FCC TO DECIDE WHETHER STRONGEST SIGNAL SHOULD GET EMERGENCY CALLS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is evaluating a proposal that would require cellular carriers to program cell phones to send 911 calls to the A...
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