MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched its personal communications services network branded Sprint PCS in the Twin Cities area. Minneapolis and St. Paul mark the company’s 47th and 48th Code …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Finance Committee last week relaxed a provision in the tax-cut bill that would allow AirTouch Communications Inc.’s proposed $5 billion purchase of U S West Inc.’s wireless properties …
CHICAGO-Aerial Communications Inc. will launch the first phase of its personal communications services network today in Tampa, Fla., covering 3 million people, announced the company. Once the Global System for …
RANK/COMPANY TWO YEAR TOTAL RETURN 1 PriCellular Corp. 130.37% 2 Sprint Corp.* 84.85% 3 GTE Corp. 62.24% 4 Ameritech Corp. 60.68% 5 BellSouth Corp. 59.94% 6 U S West Communications …
NEW YORK-Notable by its absence amid the current merger mania in telecommunications is convergence across industry lines between transmission and content providers, according to a new study by Price Waterhouse …
RANK/COMPANY NET INCOME (000’s) 1 AT&T Corp. $5,608,000 2 British Telecom $3,034,000 3 BellSouth Corp. $2,863,000 4 GTE Corp. $2,798,000 5 Ameritech Corp. $2,134,000 6 SBC Communications Inc. $2,101,000 7 …
NEW YORK-Wireless telecommunications carriers have placed high hopes on high-yield debt to help finance their early and intensive capital needs, and the junk bond market has shown some willingness to …
WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. launched seven satellites on a proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellites are part of a 66-satellite wireless personal telecommunications network designed to permit …
Two environmental health advocates in Boston and New York have initiated petitions to stop area launches of personal communications services networks and shut down existing networks pending a public hearing …
WASHINGTON-Following a nearly two-year-old presidential memorandum, a notice of inquiry and several industry forums held earlier this year, the General Services Administration instituted rules June 11 governing the placement of …
HERNDON, Va.-Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. and Comsat RSI Plexsys Wireless Systems formed a purchase agreement and product development alliance. Terms of the agreement call for Hyundai to purchase nearly …
Rank/Company % Change 1996 1995 Net Income Net Income (000) Net Income (000) 1 Palmer Wireless Inc. 390.78% $4,682 $954 2 Rural Cellular Corp. 340.13% $3,477 $790 3 BellSouth Corp. …
In a move characterized by some as bowing to industry pressure and by others as seizing a golden opportunity, the Japanese government approved landmark legislation that paves the way for …
Mobil Rom, a consortium led by France Telecom Group, launched Global System for Mobile communications digital cellular services in Romania. Called Dialog GSM, the service already is in high demand, …
WASHINGTON-The wireless telecom industry apparently has failed to secure support from federal regulators and the Clinton administration for broad pre-emption of antenna moratoria, though efforts are in play to provide …
% CHANGE 1996 1995 RANK/COMPANY ’95 TO ’96 REVENUE (000’s) REVENUE (000’s) 1 Associated Group Inc. 368.98% $20,035 $4,272 2 Teletouch Communications Inc. 265.75% $31,725 $8,674 3 PriCellular Corp. 171.34% …
BALTIMORE-U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno praised the National Emergency Number Association for its 911 service in Miami during her 15-year stint there as a prosecutor. Her congratulations also included NENA’s …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. increased its ownership interest in Telef
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. awarded Microwave Power Devices Inc. a follow-on order to supply highly linear, single-channel, Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services amplifiers. Microwave Power Devices values the …
Since the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, it seems rarely a week goes by without the announcement-or rumor-of another blockbuster telecom deal. The recent flurry of merger and acquisition …
