INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. signed a letter of intent with Nokia Corp. and extended an alliance with L.M. Ericsson to distribute wireless phones in the United States. Under terms of the agreement …
WASHINGTON-House Republican Conference Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio), troubled by the lackluster pace of a Justice Department probe of an intercepted cellular phone call last year that proved politically embarrassing to …
WASHINGTON-The number of bidders has been whittled down to 23, but the bargaining continues during this 12th day of the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction of 525 frequencies. Even …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a lawsuit against the city of Eugene, Ore., claiming a tax the city is charging all telecommunications carriers to fund public projects violates federal law …
Sitting in a meeting several years ago, Douglas (Bud) Weiser and his staff were oblivious to a tornado touching down not too far from their office. Traditional emergency warning systems-outdoor …
BETHESDA, Md.-Personal communications services provider American Personal Communications, which operates as Sprint Spectrum in the Washington, D.C., area, announced international roaming agreements covering six new countries in European countries. The …
RCR’s Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 issues will feature the 40 largest PCS operators in the nation ranked by number of licensed pops. If you would like your company to …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-AccessLine Technologies Inc. said it granted rights to Glenayre Technologies Inc. and its Glenayre Electronics subsidiary to use AccessLine’s call routing and monitoring technologies. According to AccessLine, Glenayre previously …
The country’s three largest long-distance phone companies-AT&T Corp., MCI Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp.-have each announced they are offering their 800-number customers the ability to block toll-free calls originating from …
WASHINGTON-The grass-roots backlash against antenna siting continued last week as lawsuits driven by environmentalists, soccer moms and organized labor were filed in three federal circuits to overturn the 1996 federal …
OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis. The service, branded Einstein, uses Global System for Mobile …
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Advanced TechCom Inc. said it expanded its subsidiary office in Mexico to provide its digital microwave radio communications solutions to companies throughout Mexico and Central America. Gerardo Gonzalez, managing …
WASHINGTON-For the second time, the law enforcement community has nixed an industry-crafted digital wiretap standard by taking advantage of liberal voting procedures in a way that wireless companies believe amounts …
In its first major group effort since forming, the Wireless Communications Services Forum last week began delivering Requests for Information to equipment manufacturers in an effort to determine manufacturers’ capabilities …
The mere word “convergence” has held great promise and pain for the wireless communications industry. Initially, convergence was the future. But as quickly as carriers rushed toward the convergence of …
NORCROSS, Ga.-USCI Inc., which owns cellular and paging provider Ameritel, announced it has proposed a private placement of $15 million to $25 million of convertible preferred securities. The company said …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glen-ayre Technologies Inc. and Wireless Access Inc. said Friday they completed their merger, in which Wireless Access shareholders received about $82 million in cash. Wireless Access option holders also …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to sell its 64-percent interest in Bogen Communications International Inc. for $18.5 million in cash. Bogen Communications, based …
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-PriCellular Corp. announced an agreement to acquire the Tennessee 4 rural service area from Bachtel Liquidity L.P. for about $73 million. The RSA is adjacent to three cities, …
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. arguably is the only Finland-based company that is synonymous in the United States with telecommunications. But the Invest in Finland Bureau, Helsinki, is working to change that …
