September 2000

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. rolled out new pricing plans for its Digital One Rate service, replacing existing rate plans and adding additional minutes for no additional cost. The new …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has told states that universal-service subsidies must be available to all eligible telecommunications carriers not just incumbent local exchange carriers. In addition, a consumer group said …

SpectraSite Communications Inc. snagged a major contract with one of the nation’s top wireless carriers, entering an agreement to lease 3,900 communication towers from SBC Communications Inc. and build 800 …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless telecommunications systems management company Wireless Facilities Inc. acquired privately held telecom consultant Questus Ltd. for approximately $23 million in cash and stock. WFI said the additional resources provided …

HELSINKI, Finland-The SyncML initiative released version 1.0 Alpha of the SyncML specification, which is designed to synchronize data across multiple networks, platforms and devices. An upgraded SyncML Reference Toolkit, originally …

DALLAS-Location carrier Times Three Inc., a division of Cell-Loc Inc., is providing U.S. wireless carriers free access to location data derived from cellular 911 calls. Cell-Loc said its network-based solution …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-CDMA technology adoption doubled worldwide in the past year, climbing to more than 65 million users by the second quarter of 2000, according to the CDMA Development Group. …

NEW YORK-Like the Wizard of Oz working the controls unseen, electronic commerce could soon become the primary delivery and fulfillment mechanism for all goods and services, regardless of whether consumers …

DENVER-RCR and Global Wireless Publisher John Sudmeier announced Mary Pemberton has been promoted to director of advertising. Pemberton, an RCR employee since 1991, formerly was the newspaper’s Western sales manager. …

WASHINGTON-A Clinton administration aide last week denied that industry or political pressure has played a part in delaying the issuance of a White House report advocating mobile phones and other …

WASHINGTON-Wireless firms last week pushed to have the Baltimore mobile phone-cancer lawsuit moved from Maryland state court to a federal court. The filing was prepared by the Atlanta law firm …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Most wireless users are not aware of their phone’s wireless Internet capabilities, according to a study from Allied Business Intelligence called “Mobile Wireless Voice and Data Use 2000.” …

The Federal Communications Commission released its service rules for the allocation of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for nine mobile satellite service providers, including Globalstar L.P., Celsat America Inc. …

WASHINGTON-With the Federal Communications Commission set to rule shortly on whether building owners should be forced to open their doors to upstart telecom carriers, lobbying between fixed broadband wireless carriers …

WASHINGTON-The multi-agency government panel that will be responsible for assessing national security implications of Deutsche Telekom AG’s $56 billion purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and other future telecom mergers involving …

A relatively unknown company is muscling its way to the front of the pack in the race to provide two-way satellite broadband Internet service, backed by the financial and marketing …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department will require SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to divest wireless licenses in 16 markets throughout three states as an antitrust condition for a joint venture that …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-NTT Communications Corp. reported it plans to complete its purchase of Internet service provider Verio Inc. by the end of September. The purchase, valued at $5.5 billion, was delayed …

It’s the content stupid! With WAP backlash increasing worldwide, those in the know have pointed to what they call the poor implementation of WAP technology as the major culprit behind …

TORONTO-The consolidation trend in the North American wireless sector is intensifying. The prevailing wisdom is that it is no longer good enough to be merely a regional or national carrier …

DENVER, United States-Qualcomm and Ford Motor Co. perpetuated the marriage between wireless communication and mobility, creating a new company called Wingcast, which will develop and deliver wireless mobility and information …

Dear Editor: Several times I have read articles about the paging industry in Colombia with incorrect information. TAS does not own a 900 MHz license. Only four companies in Colombia …

The downward trend that has been under way in the messaging industry since 1998 is unfortunately continuing in most markets around the world. The good news is that subscriber numbers …

Brazil’s national telecom agency Anatel said it received 35 proposed from companies, entities and individuals on the proposal of guidelines for implementation of the personal communications services (PCS), submitted to …