June 2001

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) officially asked the General Accounting Office to probe growing mobile-phone service problems in the United States, a move likely to produce additional data that could bolster …

BETHELL, Wash.-Privately held Point.com, a Web site for consumers looking to compare and purchase wireless phones, service plans and accessories, has apparently gone out of business. The company’s main phone …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will increase its stake in Taiwan’s KG Telecommunications by purchasing a maximum of more than 62.36 million new shares from existing shareholders and employees at the …

Clickmarks has agreed to provide its mobile access and critical alert capabilities to Again Technologies Inc.’s customers. Clickmarks, which is a software infrastructure company for enterprise and wireless carriers, will …

Having signed a $1.35 trillion tax-cut into law and organized a tee ball game on the South Lawn, President Bush has now turned his attention to 2004. Not that the …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless, to be spun off from parent AT&T Corp. July 9, announced eight members of its new board of directors. John Zeglis will serve as chairman of the …

WASHINGTON-While policy-makers struggle to balance commercial spectrum needs and national security, the outcome of industry efforts to secure the military’s 1700 MHz band for third-generation wireless systems could be influenced …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proclaimed the good news that the wireless industry is competitive, as more than 75 percent of the population can choose between five or more wireless carriers. …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America last week accused Verizon Communications Inc. of violating last summer’s labor agreement by blocking wireless and information services workers from unionizing. “The company has been …

NEW YORK-A group of seven network infrastructure and software systems developers have joined forces in what they are calling an “initiative” to explain and promote multimedia messaging service in advance …

Michael K. Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said consumer welfare and market economics can coexist. But Powell, speaking to the Federal Communications Bar Association, conceded the marketplace does …

Motient adds IBM customers RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. said it added 1,400 new customers through its lucrative deal with IBM Corp. IBM will deploy Research In Motion Ltd.’s 857s to its …

RIM confident about future despite declining revenues Research In Motion Ltd. released a solid first-quarter earnings report, showing declining revenues following a slowing economy but expressing confidence in its business …

SEATTLE-Infowave is working to further simplify wireless connectivity for the enterprise with its new Open Application Connector and Air Power middleware. Infowave considers messaging, Web access and client-server applications the …

As wireless local area networks continue to permeate the enterprise market, corporate IT managers are faced with having to learn how to integrate the new technology into a working environment. …

WASHINGTON-The mobile- phone industry last week opposed a proposed $1.4 million settlement in a health-related privacy lawsuit that provides funds for a registry to be headed by Dr. George Carlo, …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Premium Wireless Services Inc., a wireless entertainment and messaging platform provider, has licensed the copyrights to a variety of songs and music properties from Sony/ATV Music publishers. This …

LAS VEGAS-Research In Motion Ltd. and Neomar Inc. announced a deal to extend the wireless reach of RIM’s popular BlackBerry devices. Under the deal, the two companies said they will …

NEW YORK-American Tower Corp., Boston, warned June 21 of greater losses than securities analysts had expected due to acquisition integration problems and a write-off related to the Nasdaq delisting threat …

OSLO, Norway-Telenor said it is looking to increase its shareholding in Malaysian mobile operator DiGi.Com. The Norwegian company currently has a 32.9-percent stake in DiGi. Telenor informed the Malaysian operator’s …

ROME-Xmarc Inc. and Airbiquity Inc. are unveiling their Airbiquity-Xmarc Location Environment, or axle, a vertical location-based application environment designed to accelerate deployment of GPS-enabled routing, fleet management, asset tracking and …

NEW YORK-The tail is wagging the dog when it comes to billing systems capable of meeting the needs of wireless network operators to enhance average revenue per subscriber by charging …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola said it completed the sale of its investments in four cellular companies in northern Mexico to Telefonica S.A. for more than $1.8 billion in Telefonica shares. The sale …

IRVING, TX-Nokia Corp. has signed a letter of intent with Indianapolis-based Brightpoint to distribute all of the Finnish vendor’s original accessories and logistic services for the United States and Latin …

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands-KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, is reportedly in talks with Belgian national telecommunications operator Belgacom regarding a merger. KPN is facing mounting pressure about its expanding debt load …