February 2000

WASHINGTON-The leading provider of prepaid wireless services believes one main reason the United States is falling behind Europe in wireless customer take rates is the lack of calling party pays …

By the time anyone reads this column, the madness and mayhem will be well under way in New Orleans and a quiet calm will have settled over the RCR editorial …

Federal Communications Commission member Gloria Tristani criticized House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) for comments about FCC corruption and urged the lawmaker to provide any evidence of wrongdoing to …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association launched the Wireless 2000 Mobile Portal just in time for its Wireless 2000 convention this week in New Orleans. The new portal, powered by i3 …

L.M. Ericsson introduced a mobile Internet portal solution developed for wireless networks called the Ericsson WISE Portal. WISE was designed as a single point of access for various Internet-enabled devices, …

NEW ORLEANS-Anritsu Co. introduced the first test solution for analyzing Third Generation Partnership Program Wideband Code Division Multiple Access components and base stations with its MG3681A signal generator and MS8608A …

Approximately 318.6 million new cellular connections will be added in Europe by 2007, of which 160 million will be Global System for Mobile communications connections, according to The Strategis Group’s …

MONROE, La.-CenturyTel Inc. said it sold its interests in Alaska RSA No. 1 to Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. of Oklahoma City. The closing of this sale is the final step …

WASHINGTON-The ability of law enforcement to tap into telephone calls made over digital networks-either wired or wireless-is of such national security importance that the Department of Defense will reimburse the …

BEACHWOOD, Ohio-Allen Telecom Inc., a supplier of wireless equipment to the global telecommunications infrastructure market, reported financial results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 1999. Sales for the …

PHOENIX-International FiberCom Inc.’s wireless solutions division, AeroComm Inc., was designated by Bell Atlantic Mobile as the cellular/PCS carrier coordinator for New York City’s Queens Midtown and Brooklyn Battery tunnels. AeroComm …

MELBOURNE, Australia-In a part of the world that still relies on word of mouth as a means to keep in touch, cellular communications-both digital and analog-is continuing to spread through …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Hoping to cash in on the Turkish government’s intention to issue official tender documents to select a third and fourth mobile operator, France Telecom S.A. has teamed up with …

The European Commission said it will extend its investigation into the proposed merger between MCI WorldCom and Sprint Corp. by another four months. MCI WorldCom and Sprint last fall agreed …

With the Federal Communications Commission’s Phase II enhanced 911 compliance deadline quickly approaching, U.S. cellular and personal communications services carriers actively are evaluating systems for locating 911 callers. Because they …

MONTREAL-Bell Canada Enterprise Inc.’s board of directors adopted a shareholder rights plan designed to encourage the fair treatment of shareholders in connection with any takeover offer for the company. The …

EL PASO, Texas-GoodBuyWireless.com announced it successfully launched its business-to-business wireless auction site and is now conducting live auctions for millions of dollars of wireless inventory. The company reported that its …

At some point in the not-too-distant future, a “crossover” will occur with respect to how the public gains access to the Internet: More people will reach the Net through wireless …

WASHINGTON-More trees died last week as parties expressed their views in comments on what should be done with the personal communications services licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. In the …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Foreign investment in South America’s Southern Cone telecommunications sector has increased during the past decade thanks to new globalization, privatization and liberalization politics in the region. International investors, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Regional African Satellite Communications Organization project to build a dedicated satellite system for Africa is close to becoming a reality. The first of the system’s two satellites …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-BrainDock.com, an e-commerce service provider for mobile technology, unveiled a new service designed to deliver content and applications to Wireless Application Protocol phones and other wireless devices. Content …

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. appointed Dennis Patrick president of the company’s AOL Wireless division. The former senior advisor to the company’s chief operating officer, Bob Pittman, Patrick will be responsible …

AmikaNow!, an artificial intelligence solutions provider for wireless Internet services, unveiled a line of plug-in products for Microsoft Outlook 2000, as well as an online service called AmikaFreedom.com. AmikaFreedom and …

Corsair Communications Inc. introduced this week its PrePay Open billing system, as well as its PhoneFuel mobile commerce application, both of which allow carriers to add Internet access to their …