August 2000

LA JOLLA, Calif.-NeoPoint Inc. filed a request to withdraw its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the current market is unfavorable. NeoPoint first filed for the …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel International Inc. completed a private placement of $650 million of its 12.75-percent senior serial notes due Aug.1, 2010, which were sold at a discount of 98.6 percent of …

WASHINGTON-The rapid growth of the wireless industry increases the importance of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum management responsibilities and may someday lead to service-quality regulation, the agency’s members said in …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-The inaugural meeting of a government-industry task force formed to examine the health effects of radio-frequency exposure listed a variety of studies to be conducted that could cost as …

Crown Castle International Corp. closed concurrent public offerings of common stock and convertible preferred stock and received gross proceeds of approximately $758.9 million, the company said. Crown Castle received $356.4 …

The immediate problem has been solved. The 700 MHz auction has been postponed to March 6. Now the government quickly must decide on a long-term strategy for the use of …

WASHINGTON-The Radio Club of America will host a breakfast in conjunction with the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials’ annual conference and exhibition Aug. 16 in Boston. Tom Tolman, director of …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a new service that combines DoCoMo’s i-mode service and SCEI’s Playstation. Under the terms …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc. signed a definitive agreement to merge Sprint PCS affiliates Roberts Wireless Communications L.L.C. and Washington Oregon Wireless L.L.C. into its operations. The transaction will result …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide semiconductor sales reached a record high of $16.6 billion in June, a 48-percent increase from the $11.2 billion in sales for June 1999, and a 5.2-percent increase …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc. launched its SunCom digital wireless service in Alexandria, La.; Blytheville, Ark.; and Dyersburg, Tenn., bringing the total number of markets with …

Work is under way at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to ensure that all International Telecommunication Union-accepted third-generation standards can receive type approval in Europe. The European Commission last month …

NEW YORK-Amid the clutter of conflicting and shifting capital market indicators, the outlook for companies in any sector related to wireless telecommunications nevertheless appears positive. The daily whipsawing of the …

SINGAPORE-Electronics manufacturing and design services provider Flextronics International Ltd. and Chatham Technologies Inc., an integrated electronic packaging systems supplier to the communications industry, signed a definitive merger agreement for a …

The Federal Communications Commission has extended by 45 days the deadline by which carriers must report their telephone number utilization. A coalition of telecommunications trade associations had urged the FCC …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will auction 172 10-year licenses to offer fixed-wireless service using spectrum located in the 24 GHz band. “The auction for the first time will …

NEW YORK-Israeli wireless broadband equipment companies have been strutting their stuff on Wall Street lately. Floware Wireless Systems Ltd. sold its 4.5 million-share initial public offering Aug. 1. Credit Suisse …

The RCR editorial staff has realigned its beat coverage for Denver-based reporters in order to capitalize on the rapid changes taking place in the wireless industry. In addition, RCR reporter …