WASHINGTON-Attorney General Janet Reno this week may decide whether to seek an independent counsel to probe allegations of political influence peddling by associates of...
NEW YORK-Written comments are due March 17 on a proposed Internal Revenue Service regulation to implement a 3-percent federal excise tax on prepaid calling...
WASHINGTON-The National Park Service is weighing in on antenna-siting cases on land adjacent to its parks.In Cape Cod, Mass., Park Service officials commented a...
Microsoft Corp. increased its ownership stake in SkyTel Communications Inc.Papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week disclosed that software megalith Microsoft...
NEW YORK-Responding to a crescendo of allegations of improper inside dealing related to Sonera's November initial public offering, the board of directors of the...
WASHINGTON-A federal court of appeals on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's spectrum cap. The decision comes as the FCC is examining whether to...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association said it filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission strongly suggesting advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed to...
ItalyThe Italian government requested a communications ministry committee be formed to oversee the auction of its planned fourth cellular license. The action marks the...
NEW YORK-Demands of the private placement and public issuance debt markets are likely to compel consolidation among lesser-known wireless companies as a condition of...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies announced it signed contracts totaling $340 million with Telesp Celular in Brazil to build wireless networks based on Code Division...
FORT LEE, N.J.-MobileMedia Communications Inc., dba MobileComm, announced it is offering e-mail delivery service and single-number access for its local wireless-messaging subscribers.MobileComm said its...
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced it has formed its joint venture with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide personal communications services in the Cincinnati and...
Following an unannounced soft launch in November, Conxus Communications Inc. announced its long-awaited Pocketext text-messaging service is being rolled out market-by-market nationwide.The company began...
WASHINGTON-A large contingent of telecommunications industry representatives was expected to meet with government officials Friday to present a proposal to change the rules governing...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-The cable TV and wireless industries are poised to dominate the high-speed Internet access market, according to Datacomm Research Co.'s report, "Bandwidth Bonanza: High-Speed...
Welcome to 1999 and woe to pols that haven't discovered the digital age.No wonder House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley (R-Va.) counts cellular privacy...
of the Associated Press WASHINGTON(AP)-United States technology deals with China, including some with military significance, harmed national security, a House committee concluded unanimously."These transfers...
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. announced it reached an agreement with ICO Global Communications Ltd., settling a standing dispute between the companies.Comsat originally was contracted to...
WASHINGTON-As Congress returns this week to begin the 106th Congress, members of the House Commerce Committee were given a preview of coming attractions in...
Convergys Corp. announced it established a revolving credit facility for $600 million. The funds are to be used for general corporate purposes, financing acquisitions...
WASHINGTON-Wireless policies initiated by William Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, during his first year finally will be put in place by the...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. announced it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed public offering of...
ESPOO, Finland-Tecnomen, a designer and manufacturer of service and wide-area paging systems, reported it joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum to strengthen its position...
Unified messaging is becoming a buzzword in the wireless industry, as the prospect of managing several communications options from one chosen device becomes more...
