NEW YORK-“The C-block is obviously dead, and we are waiting for the final nail to be put in the coffin-not because they overpaid or are late, but because the FCC …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said the proposed merger of U S West Media Group’s domestic wireless businesses and its interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. into AirTouch Communications Inc. …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Kenwood Communications Corp. announced its affiliate Kenwood of Japan and Unique Wireless Developments L.L.C. have signed a memorandum of understanding to implement technology that allows five times the …

Billing and customer care are hailed by industry analysts, vendors and service providers as keys to success in a highly competitive wireless market. The recent focus in this area has …

DALLAS-HighwayMaster Corp. signed an agreement with Wal-Mart to install 3,000 of its Series 5000 mobile communications units in Wal-Mart’s fleet of trucks this year. The HighwayMaster system is a nationwide …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-Guyana Telephone & Telegraph said it launched the first fixed wireless access network in the Anna Regina area of the Caribbean. The system uses Northern Telecom Ltd.’s Proximity product …

SEATTLE-GTE Wireless launched its personal communications services network in the Seattle major trading area covering the greater Puget Sound region. The network uses Code Division Multiple Access technology. GTE activated …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Glenayre Western Multiplex announced its Lynx spread spectrum digital microwave radios are available for off-the-shelf sales. Ken Ruppel, Lynx product manager, said in order to meet growing demand for …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-TGN Associates International Inc. announced a research and development engineering reorganization of its European and Asian Technology manufacturing partnerships. The reorganized group will assist U.S. companies in launching …

WASHINGTON-AirTouch Communications Inc.’s planned $5 billion purchase of U S West Inc.’s wireless properties is threatened by a proposal backed by Congress and the Clinton administration to close a loophole …

Qualcomm Inc. announced the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has lifted a temporary restraining order that barred the company from commercially producing and selling its Q …

During the past several months, a series of articles has appeared in RCR addressing the important question of potential health effects from the use of wireless phones. Included have been …

When the federal government offered spectrum auction license incentives to women, minorities, small businesses and rural telephone companies a few years ago, Steve Neely didn’t bite. Though a die-hard entrepreneur …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two contracts to expand Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications System mobile networks in the Hebei province of China. The company values the …

DENVER-Electro-comm Distributing, a Denver company that stocks a range of Allen Telecom Group products, was recently appointed an Allen Telecom “Super Distributor.” The company distributes mobile antennas, base antennas and …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division gave its approval April 24 for Bell Atlantic Corp.’s $23 billion takeover of Nynex Corp. The Federal Communications Commission also must grant …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. received an order for digital microwave radios from Mutiara Telecom of Malaysia. The company values the agreement at $17.8 million. Digital Microwave agreed to supply …

A C-block enterprise created by two Alabama telephone companies is methodically slipping into position to rival big-name wireless players in the Gulf Coast area. The telephone companies believe if they …

NEW YORK-Wireless Internet and intranet access over long distances, even in remote areas without a wireline infrastructure, is about to get easier and less expensive. That’s the promise of Cylink …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it activated its real-time fraud prevention system for users roaming between Mexico and the United States. The company’s PhonePrint Roaming Network has been operational …