Towers

JANUARY 7-8 Telecommunications Business Environment Conference, by the International Telecommunications Group. Denver. (303) 779-4141. 9-12 Consumer Electronics Show ’97, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas. (703) 907-7674. 19-22 19th …

JANUARY 7-8 Telecommunications Business Environment Conference, by the International Telecommunications Group. Denver. (303) 779-4141. 9-12 Consumer Electronics Show ’97, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas. (703) 907-7674. 19-22 19th …

WASHINGTON-Some 116 siting moratoria have taken place or are pending in the United States since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted in February, impeding the entry of several varieties …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.- The lawsuit filed by the Village of Schaumburg, Ill., against UniSite Inc. was dismissed in federal court after UniSite agreed to follow local zoning procedures, said city attorney …

King Communications U.S.A. Inc. introduced Sentor, a package consisting of radio frequency monitoring, hot standby controller, site management and tower light control systems. Sentor does not require a computer at …

Sabre Communications Corp. introduced a new line of monopoles designed to support antenna loadings for cellular, personal communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio and microwave applications. The monopoles extend 200 …

DECEMBER 9-10 Wireless in the Local Loop, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. The Grand Hyatt, San Francisco. (508) 481-6400. 9-10 Universal Service, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s 15-month-old executive memorandum mandating tower siting on federal lands not only is not being implemented quickly, it is being filibustered by land-management agencies, according to a Dec. …

NEW YORK-Cox Enterprises Inc. and Omnipoint Corp. seem likely to meet their December 1999 deadlines to deploy new technologies, a condition of their Federal Communications Commission pioneer’s preference licenses for …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association have advised the Federal Communications Commission to take a more proactive role with individual states to ensure the success …

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Dear Editor: I am not surprised as I witness the state of affairs in the wireless industry regarding tower siting. The industry did believe the provisions contained in the Telecommunications …

Cylink Corp. introduced the AirLink E1/T1 microwave radio, an infrastructure component designed to provide dependable, cost-effective wireless connections for personal communications services providers to their cell switching centers. AirLink E1/T1 …

The new telecommunications arm of Black & Veatch is the fastest growing segment of the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering company, and is expected to bring in 20 percent of the …

There won’t be many big-time losers among the A- and B-block carriers, wireless analysts say. “They’ll probably all make it, but the question is how well will they make it,” …

Arch Communications Group Inc. named Carol E. Burns vice president of human resources. Burns has been director of human resources since she started with the company in July 1995. Before …

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. said it now owns 15 tower sites in the center ridge of Puerto Rico after acquiring the assets of Motorola Inc.’s Puerto Rico network services operations. The …

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled Gwinnett County, Ga., violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by denying BellSouth Mobility Inc. a permit to construct a monopole cellular tower. In …

STOCKTON, Calif.-Communication Systems Development Inc. completed the first phase of its network infrastructure in California, linking Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay area. The network consists of 75 tower …

NEW ORLEANS- Axcess Global Communications Corp. is charting a national footprint to deploy paging using Radio Broadcast Data Service FM-subcarrier frequencies. The company offers traditional paging, and online information services …

A funny thing happened on my way out of the exhibit area at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Apps ’96 conference last week in Las Vegas. When I left …

WASHINGTON-The five-year, $25 million industry-funded research program on potential cancer risks from pocket telephones will come to a screeching halt unless wireless carriers and manufacturers agree to indemnify scientists named …

OCTOBER 7 Making Sense of the Changing Communications Marketplace, by TeleStrategies Inc. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Washington, D.C. (703) 734-7050. 7-9 Wireless APPS Convention, by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. …

American Tower Corp. is expected to close soon on the acquisition of Prime Communication Sites L.L.C., which will give Texas-based American nearly 200 additional tower sites and complete the company’s …

The village of Schaumburg, Ill., and the city of Half Moon Bay, Calif., allege the U.S. Postal Service is overstepping its legal bounds for building tower sites on post office …