March 1999

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. said it purchased 85 wireless towers located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee, in a series of five transactions. These towers add …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice has signed a letter of intent with a telecommunications manufacturer to buy software and give it to carriers to implement the digital wiretap act, Attorney General …

INDIANAPOLIS-Inadequate product supply in the Asia-Pacific region, price instability and the devaluation of the Brazilian real will cause Brightpoint Inc.’s quarterly and annual net income to fall below expectations, said …

Ireland Esat Telecom Group plc confirmed it accepted an offer to acquire a pro rata share of 9 percent of Ireland’s Global System for Mobile communications cellular operator, Esat Digifone, …

JACKSON-SkyTel Communications Corp. announced it has added information services from Fortune and USATODAY.com to its advanced messaging Customer Newscast line. Under the agreements, Fortune will provide business news, while USATODAY.com …

WASHINGTON-A federal court of appeals has denied an emergency motion for a stay filed by Small Business in Telecommunications designed to stop the 800 MHz relocation process, which began on …

MERIDEN, Conn.-RFS Cablewave announced it signed a two-year contract with Sprint PCS to supply coaxial cable, connectors and accessories for the Sprint PCS network. RFS Cablewave said it has been …

NASHUA, N.H.-CMG announced its short message service is available for Code Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiple Access networks. SMS transmits limited text or data from networks to mobile …

BEIJING/CALGARY-Harris Corp. announced China Telecom, the largest telecommunications provider in China, selected Harris’ WINRoLLTM 136 digital wireless local loop system in a $3 million transaction. The WINRoLLTM 136 offers cell …

WASHINGTON-Just when it appeared the United States and China were on the verge of a major trade agreement promising huge wireless export opportunities and Chinese membership in the World Trade …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Centigram Communications Corp. announced it has been named a group standard supplier of messaging platforms for Cable & Wireless plc, according to an agreement the two entered.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. announced it entered into an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corp. to sell its government business for an anticipated $98 million in cash. “On Oct. 6, 1998, …

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with VeriFone Inc., a division of Hewlett-Packard Co., to develop wireless point-of-sale solutions. The two said they …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. and NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. have agreed to work together in technical trials of a wideband Code Division Multiple Access system with the Telephone Organization of Thailand. …

MIAMI-WinStar Communications Inc. announced it is now offering its service to businesses in Miami. WinStar’s network uses high-frequency radio waves. The company said it will offer local phone service, long-distance, …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. submitted an application on behalf of the selling stockholders to the Securities Exchange Commission to withdraw the selling stockholders’ secondary stock offering of 3.35 million shares. The …

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Level One Communications Inc., Sacramento, Calif., has agreed to be acquired by Intel Corp. in a $2.2 billion stock swap that is expected to close by mid-year. “The transaction …

LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. announced the city of Anderson, Ind., awarded its EF Johnson division based in Waseca, Minn., a $1.3 million contract to provide a city-wide radio communication system …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. lawyer Thomas Cullen, attempting to convince U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan last Friday to accept the dispatch giant’s request to vacate a 1995 antitrust consent decree, …

Are today’s high-tech firms so different from companies of the Industrial Age as to make classic antitrust analysis archaic and no longer applicable? Top antitrust minds, like Federal Trade Commission …

WASHINGTON-In the public forum, Nextel Communications Inc. speaks earnestly of a brave new wireless world in which it could compete more favorably against AT&T Corp., Sprint Corp. and others if …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. became the first Global System for Mobile communications carrier to eliminate long-distance and roaming charges on GSM networks in the United States and Canada. The …

NEW YORK-Orbcomm Global L.P., Dulles, Va., announced March 1 that Conatel, the Venezuelan government regulatory agency, has granted operating and frequency licenses to Telecomunicaciones de Caracas, the exclusive provider of …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Several technology companies announced they have created an alliance to develop an interface connecting consumer and small-business appliances to Internet services, called the Open Service Gateway specification. Its backers …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Glenayre’s Wireless Access Group and Golden Eagle Credit Corp. have teamed to lease pagers directly to the end user. The new leasing arrangement will allow more companies to …