1999

NEW YORK-AirGate PCS Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate headquartered in Atlanta, last week was hoping to raise about $100 million in an initial public offering of 6.3 million shares at …

WASHINGTON-A new Senate report concludes most wireless carriers and other telecom service providers are not endangered by year-2000 computer glitches, but lawmakers warned that inadequate preparation by rural telcos, local …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. entered into an agreement with TV Azteca S.A. de C.V. in Mexico under which American Tower will loan up to $120 million to TV Azteca in exchange …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Corp. reported 90 percent of its wireless cell sites are back on the air and cellular service in metropolitan New York/New Jersey “is rapidly returning to normal.” …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-AudioVox Communications Corp. introduced a new line of “clamshell” style cellular handsets. The line will debut with the PCX-3500XL. Made exclusively for PrimeCo Communications L.P., the phone has a …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Samsung Telecommunications America and Sprint PCS introduced the Samsung SCH-3500 dual-band Code Division Multiple Access phone and announced an agreement, valued at up to $500 million, in which …

SAVANNAH, Ga.-H.O. Systems announced it signed a long-term agreement with Leap Wireless International Inc. in which H.O. Systems will provide billing and customer care for Leap’s domestic wireless markets, served …

SAN DIEGO – OmniVoice Technologies Inc. announced that Wide Telecom in Korea will produce a voice pager using OmniVoice’s VoiceOver technology. Wide Telecom is the second manufacturer to license OmniVoice’s …

NEW ORLEANS-BellSouth Wireless Data said it plans to introduce a portfolio of secure wireless electronic-commerce offerings by the end of this year. The company also announced several companies it is …

NEW ORLEANS-BellSouth Cellular Corp. announced it will begin a Wireless Application Protocol trial with customers in some of its Global System for Mobile communications markets next month in a partnership …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced its subsidiary, InterDigital Technology Corp., entered into a royalty-bearing Time Division Multiple Access patent license agreement with Japan Radio Co. Ltd. Under terms …

Competitive pricing strategies have contributed significantly to a steep increase in the average number of minutes used per month by wireless consumers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ “1999 Wireless …

NEW ORLEANS-IPeria Inc., a provider of Internet Protocol-based enhanced services platforms and applications, announced its BroadReach marketing support program that teams IPeria marketing personnel with its clients. The BroadReach Team …

NEW ORLEANS-Standards bodies met with the International Telecommunication Union last week to prepare the detailed specifications of third-generation mobile-phone technology. The ITU is trying to find the best way to …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-AirIQ, a global positioning system-based fleet management service provider, said it plans to implement Aeris Communications Inc.’s MicroBurst technology in its OnBoard asset tracking system.

NEW ORLEANS-Nokia Corp. announced an agreement with IBM Corp. and Sabre for a pilot project designed to provide a travel interactive service for users equipped with Wireless Application Protocol phones. …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it will supply Powertel Inc. with its Heliax coaxial cable, RingFlare connectors, SureFlex cable assemblies, SureGround radio-frequency grounding kits and surge arrestors. Andrew’s installation accessories, …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth told Congress the agency’s administration of a discount Internet program for schools and libraries likely is illegal. “Based on my personal staff’s further analysis … …

NEW ORLEANS-Boston Communications Group Inc., Woburn, Mass., announced Sept. 23 the availability of its new BCGI Prepaid Connection for wireless carriers serving small and medium-sized markets. For an upfront investment …

WASHINGTON-Reps. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and John Dingell (D-Mich.), celebrity spokeswoman Gabrielle Reece, Denise Brown of the Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation, and Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition Against …

WASHINGTON-Reps. Thomas Davis (R-Va.) and James Moran (D-Va.) last week introduced legislation to foster nondiscriminatory telecommunications access to federal government buildings, bolstering competitive prospects for fixed wireless carriers. The bill …

SAN DIEGO-Widcomm Inc. announced it has secured more than $5 million in first-round financing led by Enterprise Partners. The company said the funding will allow it to expand its wireless …

NEW ORLEANS-Motorola Inc. and Audible, a provider of Internet-delivered spoken audio content, demonstrated at Personal Communications Showcase ’99 in New Orleans the direct downloading of spoken audio content to digital …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-ReadyCom Inc. said it introduced its two-way, advanced voice messaging technology with cellular carriers in Puerto Rico and Chile, and confirmed the technology is meeting unserved needs in …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. selected American Wireless to distribute a broad line Qualcomm’s consumer products, American Wireless announced. Carriers, retailers, resellers, dealers and independent agents can order Qualcomm Code Division …