2000

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said quarterly dividends on its 11.375-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and 12.25-percent junior exchangeable preferred stock will be paid May 15 to holders of record May …

PITTSBURGH-Marconi plc agreed to acquire MSI, a provider of consultancy and planning services and business and operational support services software for the wireless telecommunications industry, for $618 million in cash …

HARTFORD, Conn.-Paradigm4 Inc. announced it filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell $125 million of common stock. The company also has applied to …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it was not able to make its Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K filing containing 1999 audited financial results by April 14 as previously expected. The company …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Pixo Inc. a developer of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has appointed Dave Rothschild its new president and chief executive officer. Rothschild most recently served as vice president of …

SAN FRANCISCO-A poll conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide, commissioned by online wireless retailer LetsTalk.com, found more than half of wireless phone users surveyed did not use their phones in movie theaters, …

Bidders in the U.K. third-generation license auction appeared to exceed their budgets last week. Bidding for the five licenses totaled an eye-popping $35 billion, and the auction will linger on …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. said its subsidiary, Price Communications Wireless, added 22,677 net new cellular subscribers in the first quarter, compared with 18,720 in the first quarter of 1999, representing …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported company revenue fell slightly in the second quarter, to $727.7 million, compared with $932.4 million for the same period in 1999. Even with the loss of …

Wireless carriers and handset manufacturers could save millions each year if they abided by the common adage-If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Wavetek Wandel Goltermann, a manufacturer of communications …

WASHINGTON-A proposal from the Federal Communications Commission to fund telephone service for Native Americans has come under fire from both inside the commission and the wireless trade associations. FCC Chairman …

WASHINGTON-Dr. George Carlo, the controversial scientist who broke with the cellular industry last year after finding data possibly linking mobile phone use to health problems, will roll out a new …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives passed legislation that would require the Federal Communications Commission to grant cellular licenses to three rural cellular operators denied licenses in 1992 because at that time …

REDMOND, Wash.-Arun Sarin has joined InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for wireless devices, merchants and Web sites, as chief executive officer. Sarin, who most recently served as CEO …

AUSTIN, Texas-Siemens announced it will spend $500 million to re-enter the U.S. telecommunications market. The company exited the U.S. telecom business in 1998. The company said its $500 million mobile …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson agreed to sell its 25-percent share in Across Wireless to Sonera SmartTrust Ltd., with plans to invest in the upcoming initial public offering of Sonera’s common stock. …

WASHINGTON-The government stepped closer to opening its July 26 auction of personal communications services licenses to large wireless carriers that may pay high dollar for spectrum in key markets like …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. is offering its first communications bundle combining local service, high-speed Internet access, long-distance and Sprint personal communications services wireless voice and wireless Web service to customers …

Sprint PCS announced better-than-expected results in customer growth, revenues and cash-flow losses for the first quarter and released some long-awaited information about customers using its wireless Web offering. The nationwide …

STAMFORD, Conn.-i3 Mobile Inc., a personalized wireless Internet content and commerce services provider, said TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, will offer i3 Mobile services to its …

Content is king. That’s the mantra repeated by many looking to make it big in the wireless Internet space these days. But for content to be valuable, it must be …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) early this week plans to ask the Justice Department to investigate alleged lobbying violations by the Federal Communications Commission. The lobbying activity in …

NEW YORK-Managing solely for the bottom line can come back to bite companies at tax time, with the perverse result of hurting the financial statements so important to existing and …

NEW YORK-United States Cellular Corp. and Aerial Communications, the two wireless subsidiaries of Telephone and Data Systems Inc., Chicago, reported strong growth during the first quarter. U.S. Cellular reported net …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected shortly to rule on Motorola Inc.’s 911 call processing-telematics waiver request, a filing that attracted industry support and sharp criticism from consumer and public-safety …