Monthly Archives: September, 1999

AIRTOUCH STORE TARGETS LATINO COMMUNITY

SANTA ANA, Calif.-AirTouch Cellular said it launched a new retail center in Santa Ana, Calif., aimed at better serving Southern California's Latino community.The new...

AMDOCS TO BUY ITDS

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs Ltd. announced Sept. 6 it plans to acquire International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc., Stamford, Conn., for about $182 million in Amdocs stock.Amdocs...

HYDE LEGISLATION WOULD COMPENSATE 900 MHZ MAS APPLICANTS

WASHINGTON-House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), responding to Federal Communications Commission delays in processing 50,000 fixed wireless applications that were dismissed last year,...

NMT CARRIERS MAY CHOOSE 3 STANDARDS

Nordic Mobile Telephone 450 MHz operators will decide by early October whether to push forward with three digital mobile-phone standards that include Code Division...

D.C. NOTES: DIRECT CONNECT

If you want clout in Washington, the only thing better than being a top board member of either of the two largest wireless trade...

VODAFONE, BULLETIN TEAM ON E-MAIL APP

ATLANTA-Vodafone Retail and bulletIN.net Ltd. announced they launched a marketing campaign for bulletIN e-mail service through promotional offers, bill inserts and in-store displays.The bulletIN...

WIRELESS DATA FORUM SERVES UP COOKBOOK

The Wireless Data Forum celebrated its first birthday last week by releasing its first book, called "Going Mobile: A Cookbook of Wireless Data Solutions."The WDF...

BUYPHONE.COM, AT&T WIRELESS SIGN MARKETING AGREEMENT

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Buyphone.com, a comparison shopping service for wireless phones, said it signed an Internet marketing agreement for nationwide marketing and distribution of wireless services...

INTERCONNECTED ANALOG SMRS ARE SUBJECT TO CALEA

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled analog specialized mobile radio operators must comply with the digital wiretap act, even though there are no technical guides...

BLILEY DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM FCC ON NEXTWAVE DEAL

WASHINGTON-After weeks of refusing to publicly explain its deal with Nextel Communications Inc., the Federal Communications Commission is being forced to tell all to...

INTERNET RETAILER SUNDIAL TO MARKET CELLSTAR PRODUCTS

CARROLLTON, Texas-Sundial Marketplace Corp., a New York-based Internet retailer, and CellStar Corp. entered into a service agreement under which CellStar will provide Sundial cellular...

SPRINT PCS, MAPQUEST PARTNER ON DRIVING DIRECTIONS

NEW YORK-MapQuest Inc. announced a new partnership with Sprint PCS to provide driving directions to Sprint PCS Wireless Web phone users.Beginning in late September,...

AUTO INDUSTRY DRIVES TELEMATICS SERVICE

By almost all accounts, the market for in-vehicle wireless communications and information services-called telematics-is going to explode in the next few years.Studies by consulting...

MOBILINK TELECOM FINISHES COMPLIANCE TEST

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobilink Telecom Inc. said it completed full type-approval testing for a handset compliant with the Global System for Mobile communications standard.The handset...

AVANTGO SHIPS ENTERPRISE 3 SOFTWARE

SAN MATEO, Calif.-AvantGo Inc. announced it has begun shipping its Enterprise 3 software solution, designed to extend Web-based and client/server applications to handheld devices.In...

AUDIOVOX INCREASES CREDIT FACILITY

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. said it increased its bank credit facility to $200 million, up from $112.5 million. The facility expiration date has been extended...

WIRELESS PORTALS: THE HIDDEN ENEMY?

Portals have a hidden agenda to capture the wireless e-commerce market.Carriers had better beware.Greek mythology chronicles the fall of the once-prosperous city of Troy,...

PENTAGON, STATES MAY PRESENT OPPOSITION FOR WIRELESS

WASHINGTON-With lawmakers back at work, the wireless industry will shift gears to push for passage of pending bills and try to position other legislation...

SPEEDIA DELIVERS INTERNET STREAM TO VARIOUS DEVICES

NEW YORK-Speedia L.L.C. announced a communications initiative to enable delivery of Internet information, news and messaging services for mobile and fixed communications devices.Speedia said...

HOUSE PASSES ROCK CREEK SITING BILL

WASHINGTON-The House, over protests from local officials and environmentalists, narrowly passed legislation to enable Bell Atlantic Mobile and wireless carriers to erect towers in...

DETRON, CROWN CASTLE FORM VENTURE

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Detron Group N.V. established a joint venture with Crown Castle International. Crown Castle initially will invest $10 million in the venture, and...

ALLTEL OFFERS FLAT-RATE PLANS IN CAROLINAS, NO ROAMING FEES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel introduced new wireless rates plans that eliminate long-distance and roaming charges on all calls in the Carolinas. Customers can choose from...

TELECOM CARRIERS BEHIND IN E-COMMERCE ROLLOUTS

NEW YORK-North American telecommunications carriers rank below manufacturing, consumer products and financial services companies in their adoption of Internet-enabled enterprises, concluded a recent report...

ART GAINS $251M PLUG FROM QWEST

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. said it completed a $251 million equity investment from Qwest Communications International Inc. and a group of high-tech investment...

ASPEN COUNCILMAN LIKES CELL-PHONE ORDINANCE

DENVER-An Aspen, Colo., city council member said he is reviewing a new ordinance passed earlier this year in a Cleveland, Ohio, suburb that regulates...
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