1998

NEW YORK-American Communications Services Inc. last week changed its name to e.spire Communications Inc. and introduced a new national brand. The new corporate identity and brand, mark the beginning of …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc.’s board of directors declared June 30 as the record date for the second-quarter dividends on its 6-percent class B mandatorily convertible preferred stock, series 1996, and …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. signed an agreement to test and evaluate its RadioCamera wireless geographic location and tracking system in cooperation with Bell Atlantic Mobile’s cellular telephone network. Bell …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration says China’s telecommunications services market remains off limits to foreigners, a situation that could complicate the president’s visit to Beijing this June, undermine the Asian giant’s prospects …

In the most recent round of billing company mergers and acquisitions, LHS Group Inc. will acquire InfoCellular Inc., and Intertech and International Billing Services said they will work together to …

NEW YORK-Transcrypt International Inc., a Lincoln, Neb., manufacturer of wireless information security and land mobile radio products, has announced additional delays in filing its form 10-K annual report with the …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced an agreement to provide distribution and logistics services for Sprint Spectrum L.P. Brightpoint will offer accessory procurement, brand packaging of accessories, inventory maintenance and management and distribution …

The Land Mobile Communications Council this week is expected to ask the Federal Communications Commission to allocate 15 megahertz now and more spectrum later for private wireless communications. The request …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data announced Sears Roebuck & Co. awarded it the “Innovation Source of the Year” award and selected it from the retailer’s 10,000 vendors to be its “Partner …

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NEW YORK-Ericsson Inc. Mobile Phones and Terminals announced it will be the exclusive presenting sponsor of Grammy Award winning singer Celine Dion for her 1998-1999 North American concert tour, “Lets …

SAN CARLSO, Calif.-CellNet Data Systems Inc. demonstrated the integration of its wireless technology with photocopiers at the Business Technology Association Converging Technologies Conference in Orlando, Fla. The integration allows CellNet …

LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. signed a letter of intent with Foothill Capital Corp., an asset-based lender and wholly owned subsidiary of Norwest Corp., that calls for Foothill to provide …

Motorola Inc.’s Semiconductor Products Sector will make its DSP56652 chip available to the open market, representing the first generally available product based on Motorola’s dual-core architecture, said the company. The …

Due to incorrect information provided to RCR, Rick Bakosh’s name was misspelled on RCR’s Top 20 Cellular Markets list. Bakosh is the area vice president for Ameritech Cellular’s Chicago market. …

Century Communications Corp. reported an increase in revenue and a greater net loss for its third quarter, ended Feb. 28, compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Third-quarter …

LISLE, Ill.-Coherent Communications Systems Corp. plans to hold a special stockholders’ meeting May 12 to approve the previously announced merger with Tellabs Inc. Following approval of the merger, Coherent would …

I’m not paranoid. Really, I’m not. But I am becoming increasingly protective of my privacy as I get bombarded with companies trying to glean bits of information about me to …

DENVER-The Colorado Public Utilities Commission scrapped a plan that would have provided a new area code for wireless phones and pagers only. Citing legal and financial implications, the commission has …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone selected Comverse Network Systems to supply a voice/text messaging system for the SFR network in France, announced Comverse. The N.J.-based company completed an initial phase …

NEW YORK-Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecommunicaciones S.A., Ecuador’s largest cellular carrier, announced last week it had scrapped plans to go public. Instead, the Quito-based company said it will seek to meet …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) said the privatization of the International Maritime Satellite Organization and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization being negotiated by the Clinton administration may be …

ROME-Three consortia have submitted bids for Italy’s third mobile phone license, due to be awarded mid-year. Two of the bids were expected for some time. Picienne-a consortium led by the …

Signaling the beginning of a global partnership, Telecom Italia said it will pay $2 billion for minority interests in Cable & Wireless plc’s international businesses. “I am pleased to welcome …

ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. selected actress Jamie Lee Curtis to be the “voice of VoiceStream,” representing the company’s personal communications services products throughout 1998. Curtis will appear in Western Wireless’ …