2000

WASHINGTON-As Congress mulls tax breaks and legislative changes to bring advanced telecommunications to rural Americans who lawmakers fear will be left behind in the Information Age, a new report finds …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. said it will maintain some service to the Iridium satellite system for a limited period of time to allow subscribers in remote regions time to obtain alternative communications. …

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced another initiative last week to turn the association around in the midst of dwindling membership and public-relations problems surrounding its annual trade show. PCIA …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless SRL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Wireless Inc., entered into a joint development agreement with Matsushita Electronic Components Co. Ltd. and a supply agreement with …

NEW YORK-The American wireless marketplace needs a healthy dose of innovation jump-started by foreign intervention to drive user penetration, said Hans R. Snook, chief executive of Orange plc. At the …

An unspecified number of U S West shareholders filed a lawsuit against Qwest Communications International Inc. March 17, alleging Qwest deflated U S West stock prices through its recent merger …

WASHINGTON-In a development that complicates future wireless e-commerce and diminishes Democratic presidential front-runner Al Gore’s high-tech luster, a congressionally-mandated advisory panel in Dallas last week failed to reach two-thirds majority …

NEW YORK-Randy Ostler, mobile computing marketing manager for Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, called his company’s new collaboration with Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., a “declaration of independence for software developers.” The …

WASHINGTON-In a development that further muddies the waters for wireless buildout and holds implications for radio-frequency radiation safety litigation, a judge on a divided federal appeals court ruled the antenna …

China Unicom’s planned deployment of Code Division Multiple Access technology remains delayed as Unicom works on sorting out the paper work with both the Ministry of Information Industry and the …

EL DORADO, Venezuela-The government of Venezuela plans to delay a tender for a new cellular license until after the country’s May 28 political elections, Reuters reported. The process has been …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced its membership of local multipoint distribution services and other millimeter wave licensees has reached 71. The WCA reported that millimeter wave licensee members include the …

The hype surrounding the possibilities of wireless Internet services has reached an all-time high following Wireless 2000 in New Orleans last month. But in the wake of this fevered pitch …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. launched second-generation services for wireless Yahoo! users as part of the company’s “Yahoo! Everywhere” strategy. The new services allow consumers with Wireless Application Protocol-enabled mobile phones …

Talk all you want about the wonderful telecom revolution, but don’t mention it around District of Columbia pols. They’re irked. Big time. First it was mobile-phone towers in Rock Creek …

Nokia threw its support behind Motorola Inc.’s 1X Plus proposal last week and said it is evaluating making cdmaOne-based infrastructure equipment. Motorola announced earlier this month plans to challenge Qualcomm …

Real estate owners told a House Judiciary subcommittee that forcing private building owners to give access to all telecom service providers would violate constitutional rights of landowners. The Real Access …

LAS VEGAS-The Motorola Inc. dealer meeting last week featured the infamously hot-tempered Mike Ditka, former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints, and now a football commentator for …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or …

The story in the March 20 issue of RCR about Sema acquiring LHS incorrectly attributed the quote, “Basically they’re overpaying. Sema has no track record of major acquisitions.” to Michael …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Boeing Commercial Space Co. received a Technical Assistance Agreement from the U.S. Department of State enabling the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board to begin assessing the data …

Motorola Inc. is hoping to build on its “Web W/O Wires” advertising campaign by launching a new mobile Internet access device, described as a voice-driven Internet navigation product, during ABC’s …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will deliver a Global System for Mobile communications 900 MHz network expansion and Wireless Application Protocol solution to Hainan Mobile Communications in China. The contract with Hainan, …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Open Text Corp., a provider of collaborative e-business applications, and Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strategic relationship with plans to integrate Livelink and BlackBerry features allowing mobile Livelink …

INDIANAPOLIS-Telstreet.com Inc. said BellSouth Cellular Corp. will offer wireless service through Telstreet.com’s wireless portal. “BellSouth recently launched a campaign to move the BellSouth brand into the e-space, staking a clear …