Monthly Archives: August, 2000

NeoPoint withdraws IPO

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...

Nextel International completes $650M private placement

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...

FCC: Rapid growth means better spectrum management

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...

Initial CRADA meeting calls for extensive research

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...

News Briefs

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...

Viewpoint: 700 MHz strategy

The immediate problem has been solved. The 700 MHz auction has been postponed to March 6. Now the government quickly must decide on a...

RCA to host APCO event

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...

DoCoMo, Sony combine i-mode with Playstation

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...

Alamosa PCS to acquire 2 Sprint affiliates

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...

Chip sales reach $16.6 billion

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...

TeleCorp turns on 3 cities

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...

ETSI prepares to meet standardization challenge

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...

Wireless-only funds track industry

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...

Flextronics, Chatham to merge operations

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...

D.C. Briefs

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

FCC to auction 172 licenses for 24 GHz

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...

Floware joins other Israeli broadband companies with IPO

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...

RCR editorial beats realigned

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...
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