FCC APPROVES NEW RIM PAGER

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said the Federal Communications Commission approved the new RIM Inter@ctive Pager 850 for use in the United States. The device, expected to be available later this summer, is utilized by the eLink wireless e-mail service sold jointly by American Mobile Satellite Corp. and SkyTel Communications Inc., using AMSC’s Ardis packet data network.