2000

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 than 25 million new channel pops …

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 wireless services, but is looking for …

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 of AirGate’s southeastern territory. The covered …

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 product development and introduction. Solectron …

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 frankly about companies they cover, according …

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. agreed to combine AOL’s e-mail service …

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 for Mobile communications 1800 network. Nokia …

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 inroads into Latin America. The Brazilian …

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. According to Brightpoint, the sale was …

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 overseeing the company’s daily financial …

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 the 3.2 megahertz of spectrum designated …

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 paging, Nextel’s digital two-way radio and …

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 completion of a two-way transmission of …

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 Personal Communications Industry Association. The poll, …

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 wireless communications products sells cell …

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, with Hebei Century Mobile Communications …

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 that will allow Lucent to offer …

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 mobile portal will be able …

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 are comfortable with while others see …

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 of the world’s three leading news …

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 aviation aircraft and regional airlines. “We …

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 views of the year-2000 stock market …

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 will not second-guess the agency,” …

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 Vodafone AirTouch plc for the Mannesmann …