The Federal Communications Commission is looking to once again become a regulatory agency instead of a money maker. (New employees must be shocked. What do you mean we’re not a …

ATLANTA-UPS Worldwide Logistics will manage Sprint PCS’s handset and accessory supply chain, according to a contract UPS values at $45 million. UPS will supervise the movement of handsets from original …

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.’s Platform Software Division and Unwired Planet Inc. signed an agreement to provide an optimized solution for delivering Internet-based content to wireless communications devices such as cellular smart phones …

WASHINGTON-Trade ministers in Singapore reached agreement late last week to phase out tariffs on telecommunications and information technology products by 2000, a major victory for the United States that could …

DANVILLE, Calif.-The U.S. Department of Commerce approved a patent for Telemac’s Debit Technology, which offers cellular providers a pay-as-you-go solution for credit restricted and budget-conscious customers. “We are very pleased …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group made its Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol available free to wireless application developers on the World Wide Web. The arrangement was made in cooperation …

WASHINGTON-Business executives rate long-distance carriers as being more innovative in their customized telecom solutions than are local exchange carriers, an opinion wireless carriers should heed when considering a venture into …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. delivered the first of two SuperFilter receiver filter subsystems for personal communications services to an Asian wireless service provider for testing. The PCS SuperFilter subsystem …

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.’s Platform Software Division formed an alliance with Starfish Software Inc. to run Starfish’s Sidekick personal information manager on Memos, Motorola’s open software operating environment for the wireless industry. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission plans to seek legislation to privatize spectrum auctions, a move that would shift debt collection to a third party with banking expertise. While the FCC would …

SAN FRANCISCO- AirTouch Cellular said it will resell Cellular One service under the AirTouch brand name in the San Francisco Bay area by March. The company already sells service in …

NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent “PCS-1900 in North America” conference gave …

NEW YORK-If unaccompanied by rigorous precautions, the new add-on features personal communications services carriers are rushing to provide could pierce the elaborate security veil built into Global System for Mobile …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is due to release a report next year on the safety of cellular phones in vehicles. A preliminary draft of the one inch-thick report …

WASHINGTON-In a move that has jolted global telecommunications and financial institutions and may have repercussions for U.S. wireless traders, Russian President Boris Yeltsin ousted western investors from a $1 billion …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. signed a letter of intent with Asahi Kasei Microsystems to provide a triple-mode chipset for the Code Division Multiple Access market in Japan. Qualcomm said its …

Denmark’s government has accepted bids for personal communications licenses and is pleased with the amount of interest it received, reported the U.S. Department of Commerce. Five entities filed tender documents …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Cellular’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Lee Cox, announced he will retire effective April 4. Cox also serves as vice chairman for domestic operations for AirTouch Communications Inc. …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. signed a contract to install its PhonePrint cellular fraud prevention system in Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems’ Texas markets. Corsair will install the system in the …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it is working to develop radiofrequency fingerprinting for Interim Standard 136-based Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phones. The company said its PhonePrint platform …