Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strong quarter of subscriber additions and rising revenues, but the news didn't help spur a market depressed by unimpressive reports from industry heavyweights like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc.Nextel announced second-quarter revenue of $2.6 billion, up 19 percent over...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Master Towers L.L.C. has purchased tower company Portland General Broadband Wireless L.L.C. from Oregon-based utility Portland General Electric, a subsidiary of Enron, for an undisclosed amount.With the company, Master Towers acquired 24 monopole tower sites in Oregon's Multnomah, Marion, Washington, Columbia and Clackamas...
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned a CCC rating to the $230 million convertible senior notes recently issued by tower owner Crown Castle International Corp. The rating service also affirmed its B- rating on the company and kept its outlook at negative, noting...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. came out of nowhere to win the auction of bankrupt WorldCom Inc.'s wireless assets with a $144 million bid, more than doubling the original offer by BellSouth Corp. two months ago. The results of the auction, conducted over long hours on...
Major carriers, network solution providers and handset manufacturers in North America and Europe have come together to discuss how to form a common standard to update software in wireless devices over the air without making subscribers mail in the devices or walk back to...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., desperately seeking spectrum, came out of nowhere to win the auction of bankrupt WorldCom Inc.'s wireless assets with a $144 million bid, more than doubling the original offer by BellSouth Corp. last month.The results of last week's auction were disclosed in...
WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded its tower safety program to several Eastern states, another move by federal officials to curb the unusually high rate of deaths and injuries in the tower industry.The Philadelphia regional office of OSHA, which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware,...
WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded its tower safety program to several Eastern states, another move by federal officials to curb the unusually high rate of deaths and injuries in the tower industry.The Philadelphia regional office of OSHA, which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware,...
WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is protesting the Federal Communications Commission's proposed fine for operating a tower in a historic area without proper authorization.The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless $200,000 for constructing and continuing to operate a 180-foot tower in Medora, N.D., on a ridge...
WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. on June 13 strongly objected to the Federal Communications Commission's proposed fine for operating a tower in a historic area without proper authorization.The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless Corp. $200,000 for constructing and continuing to operate a 180-foot tower in...
LAS VEGAS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will play a role in Shorecliff Communications' Tower Summit and Trade Show scheduled for October.CTIA's sponsorship is notable because of the group's clout with wireless carriers-considered valuable attendees at the show because they are tower company...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. announced its Calif.-based subsidiary VIA Wireless L.L.C. sold 100 wireless communications towers to GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for $11.5 million. Ubiquitel, which plans to use proceeds from the sale to enhance its liquidity position, will lease-back space on...
WASHINGTON-Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), co-chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, introduced a bill that will provide state grants to deploy wireless enhanced 911 service and will withhold those funds from states that divert E911 charges on telecom bills for...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on June 9 proposed a streamlined process for siting towers in historic areas."The industry is very happy that this has finally come out after working on it for 18 months," said John Clark, an attorney specializing in tower environmental policy.The...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. announced its Calif.-based subsidiary VIA Wireless L.L.C. sold 100 wireless communications towers to GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for $11.5 million. Ubiquitel, which plans to use proceeds from the sale to enhance its liquidity position, will lease-back space on...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Ground Control, provider of DIRECWAY two-way mobile and fixed satellite systems, has released its IG-VoIP solution to allow DIRECWAY satellite subscribers to make voice calls to anywhere and from anywhere in the world via DIRECWAY Satellite Internet service at rates starting...
BOSTON-C2C Fiber Networks, a "lit" services broadband communications provider for telecommunications carriers including wireless carriers seeking to provide last-mile connectivity, has expanded its network to include the Boston metro area.As a "lit" services provider, C2C owns and operates "lit," or operational, backhaul fiber that...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced AAT Communications Corp. will purchase 122 towers in Wisconsin for $43 million, the last chunk of the 801 towers indicated in the purchase agreement released in March. Pro forma the sale, which is expected to close by Oct....
Time was when all roads led to Baltimore federal court, where U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake oversees everything from elevator operations to cell-phone health suits. Blake, appointed administrative judge in October 2001 by Chief Judge Frederic Smalkin, still holds sway over elevators and lingering...
Highlighting its major stake in the in-building arena, SpectraSite Inc. is making an unusual move for a tower company, directly marketing its infrastructure to the consumer.The company's "Talk On" marketing campaign will alert wireless users in certain shopping malls and casinos that they have...
WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House telecommunications subcommittee on Wednesday called for the establishment of a federal grant program for the deployment of wireless enhanced 911 but said states that have diverted funds collected from mobile-phone subscribers should not be eligible. "We must stop states...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has been awarded a $15.8 million contract to supply the Baghdad Police Force with 3,000 vehicular-mounted mobile radios and base stations, according to a Reuters report.Motorola did not return a call for confirmation by RCR Wireless News' press time.The contract reportedly...
Wireless infrastructure association PCIA is gearing up for its first industry trade show since it narrowed its focus to the tower sector last fall, but tight travel budgets will not be the only factor threatening the show's success. PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo,...
Wireless tower industry stocks soared last week, with major players' shares rising above previous 52-week highs. American Tower Corp. was trading at $9.25 per share, Crown Castle International Corp. hit $7.94, SBA Communications Corp. was at $3.10 and SpectraSite Inc. was at $49.40 per...
