NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission granted Winstar Communications Inc. nine additional 100 megahertz channels in the 38 GHz spectrum range. The channels cover more...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will auction 30 megahertz of spectrum being made available with the transition to digital TV for advanced fixed and mobile...
ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc., a Sprint PCS network partner, launched the initial phase of its personal communications services wireless operation, which covers a significant portion...
DALLAS-Alcatel USA is divesting itself of three North American manufacturing plants as part of the company's strategic initiative to better focus its resources on...
NEW YORK-If the overall stock market advance is to continue, securities analysts must recognize their right and discharge their duty to speak fully and...
DULLES, Va.-The merging of Internet services and wireless communications continued to proliferate with the announcement that America Online Inc. and Casio Computer Co. Ltd....
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a two-year, $205.8 million agreement to expand Dutch wireless operator Ben Nederland B.V.'s General Packet Radio Service and Global System...
Brazil's spectrum choice in auctioning new personal communications services licenses could be an important decision for the GSM community as it struggles to gain...
A subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., Brightpoint (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., has completed the sale of its 67-percent interest in a Hong Kong-based accessory company....
ATLANTA-Clear Communications Group appointed William Loughman chief financial officer. Loughman formerly was executive vice president of finance at Clear.In addition to his management responsibilities...
WASHINGTON-In its last decision impacting the wireless industry for 1999, the Federal Communications Commission lifted the freeze and adopted licensing and service rules for...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced its third Internet-ready phone with the introduction of the i700plus. The Motorola Inc.-manufactured phone includes digital cellular capabilities, text/numeric...
NEW ORLEANS-While Florida State was the main story at the Nokia-sponsored Sugar Bowl, wireless communications was making its own news with the first successful...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The majority of Americans do not want the government regulating their rights to communicate while driving, according to a poll released by the...
DENVER-Reason Wireless Ware Inc. hopes consumers find its "Voice of Reason" makes wireless communications purchases over the Internet easier.Reason's new online retail store for...
SEOUL, South Korea-As part of the Chinese government's telecommunications modernization project, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. was awarded the first-ever commercial contract in China.The agreement,...
Granite Systems Inc., a New Hampshire-based provider of network configuration management solutions for the telecom industry, and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a global alliance...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. has teamed with GetThere.com to bring Internet-based travel services to Internet-ready phones.Under the agreement, wireless network operators offering the MyPhone...
WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association President Thomas Wheeler has close financial and business ties to two top wireless data firms-an arrangement CTIA's top board members...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Agence France-Presse have signed a global cooperation agreement to develop news services based on the Wireless Application Protocol. AFP, one...
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The Federal Communications Commission approved seven additional cellular carriers to use AirCell Inc.'s air-to-ground communications system, which is targeted at general...
NEW YORK-As 1999 drew to a close, two mutual fund managers, one overseeing a diverse investment portfolio, the other specializing in telecommunications, offered contrasting...
WASHINGTON-Agreeing with a Federal Communications Commission decision, a federal appeals court has ruled one-way paging carriers are entitled to compensation from local exchange carriers."We...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-While the use of mobile communications in Europe continues to grow beyond everyone's wildest expectations, the latest bid of $140 billion by...
