WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, bowing to industry pressure here and across the Atlantic, last week signaled for the first time a willingness to consider supporting...
In a deal loud with industry-shaking repercussions, the nation's top two paging carriers announced their intention to merge last week, raising the consolidation bar...
BETHESDA, Md.-Omnipoint Corp. said it added 104,000 subscribers in the third quarter, ending the three-month period with 698,000 subscribers.The carrier said revenues hit $110...
WASHINGTON-With the tidal wave of telecommunications mergers occurring, regulators must ensure that whatever conditions they impose on companies to protect consumers are done right...
WASHINGTON-Whether Congress and the White House can balance the budget for fiscal 2000 this week without delving into the Social Security Trust Fund may...
The House, over protests from the White House and some congressional Democrats, last week approved legislation to make electronic signatures legal.The measure, which passed...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. announced it raised about $1.5 billion in proceeds from the issuance of 10.375-percent senior notes and 11.875-percent senior discount notes.The...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said it plans to introduce its Web Access service this month, designed to allow customers to obtain Internet-based content on...
STAMFORD, Conn.-AT&T Corp. jumped from fifth to second place in Corporate Branding L.L.C.'s latest annual ranking of telecommunications companies, the firm said. Motorola Inc....
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week proposed 24 GHz auction rules that would aid small businesses and possibly rural telephone companies.The FCC plan provides...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to revise wireless enhanced 911 rules that would eliminate the cost-recovery obligation that now must be met before...
SAN FRANCISCO-Act now! GSM carriers need to deploy wireless data today, speakers told Global System for Mobile communications operators at last week's GSM in...
NEW YORK-The astounding success of NTT DoCoMo's mobile Internet access service is a resounding note of affirmation to proponents of wireless Web services, said...
Crown Castle International Corp. plans to acquire about 2,300 towers through a joint venture with GTE Corp.Crown Castle has a similar joint venture agreement...
PARIS-In Fusio, a games development and animation provider, announced it has joined forces with Webraska, a provider of mapping and guidance services for Wireless...
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications Inc. announced it released an upgrade to the Chinese language version of its T9 Text Input software, including features such as component-based...
BERLIN-Siemens AG and NEC Corp. announced a joint venture to develop infrastructure equipment for third-generation systems. The joint venture, in which Siemens will hold...
SAN FRANCISCO-North American Global System for Mobile communications operators had an upbeat story to tell international GSM carriers this year at the GSM in...
WASHINGTON-The No. 1 issue for the wireless telecommunications industry is access to additional spectrum, whether it is the incumbent cellular operators wanting the spectrum...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed a three-year agreement to distribute wireless phones, airtime cards and related accessories, as well as customized packaging, returns...
After scoring an agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc to deploy its location-based technology in the carrier's U.K. network, Cambridge Positioning Systems is ready to...
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc acknowledged speculation circulating last week that it was interested in making a bid for Germany's Mannesmann AG and hinted that a...
SWINDON, United Kingdom-BT Cellnet, using Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector's core General Packet Radio Services network solution, said it successfully achieved a live GPRS...
