WASHINGTON-The restart of the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services license auction in the new year has begun not with a bang but with a trickle. New bids and …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems launched wireless service last week in Arkansas. The company acquired the Arkansas markets from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in August. Southwestern Bell said it …

HICKSVILLE, New York-American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc., which provides alphanumeric transcription services to the paging industry, introduced a new caller ID feature to its services. When the company sends a …

The Palestine Telecommunications Co. is looking for a turnkey provider to design and supply a Global System for Mobile communications network in the areas of Palestinian Authority. Paltel is a …

California Microwave Inc.’s Microwave Network Systems division won a contract from Cellcom Israel Ltd. to expand its Time Division Multiple Access cellular network. California Microwave said it values the contract …

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. acquired Milliwave L.P., a 38 GHz license holder for 80 markets covering 160 million people, for $40 million in cash and $75 million in stock. The …

MOSCOW-Vimpel Communications received clarification from the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation concerning licensing policies and frequency allocations for cellular communications in the Moscow area. In a letter to …

An ugly trend of rewarding those who break the rules is taking place in Washington. One need look no further than Congress, which appointed Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House …

rederick M. Joyce, Esq. It is a time-worn political axiom that no candidate ever lost a vote by speaking in favor of Mom, apple pie, and the American flag. In …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it has completed construction of a $1 million paging system in Shanghai, China, that can handle 1.2 million subscribers. The company said it …

New York paging reseller Public Paging and operator ProNet Inc. are suing each other over a reseller agreement designed to give Public stock shares if it meets certain sales goals. …

Audiovox Communications Corp. will introduce three new phones at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. Its 800/900 MHz combination phone, the ACT-900, acts as both a cellular …

PLAYA DEL REY, Calif.-PortaCom Wireless Inc. received shareholder approval to reincorporate from British Columbia to Delaware. More than 6.4 million shares were voted in favor of reincorporation, while less than …

Poland’s Minister of Telecommunications announced plans to issue a tender for a personal communications network license at 1.8 GHz. In separate news, international arbitration between Ameritech International and the government …

A few more pieces have fallen into place for the Philips Consumer Communications division as it pulls together its wireless handset sales machine to build a brand name in the …

Summa Four Inc. named Robert A. Degan president and chief executive officer, with responsibility for directing the company’s growth and profitability. He has been a member of Summa Four’s board …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Motorola Inc. will donate pagers to the Personal Communications Industry Association’s LifePage program. Individuals who are registered for organ transplants will receive the pagers. “What better way to give …

NEW YORK-Seven key developments promise significant changes in the telecommunications industry in 1997, according to a newly released global outlook by A.T. Kearney, Arlington, Va. (1) Merger activity within and …

TORONTO-Northern Telecom Ltd. has signed an agreement with Bell Mobility to supply equipment for Bell Mobility’s cellular and personal communications services networks. Nortel said it values the agreement at approximately …