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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to unveil a new plan to auction $3 billion of spectrum for wireless Internet access and other applications, according to officials. Bidding …

WASHINGTON-For years, wireless resellers have been fighting carriers, regulators and Congress for a little respect. In the future, they may command it. The infusion of spectrum, deregulation and competition is …

WASHINGTON-AT&T Corp. decided not to bid on a potentially lucrative government-wide wireless telecommunications contract, called Federal Telecommunications Service 2000, stating the procurement contract put forth by the General Services Administration …

Deutsche Telekom AG said it made its mobile arm an economically independent subsidiary three years ago in anticipation of the upcoming public offering of the Deutsche Telekom Group’s stock. As …

RadioMail Corp. introduced the Mobile Communicator, a wireless Internet product tailored for deaf and hard of hearing people. Data conversations take place using e-mail, and other features are available including …

Frequencies and technologies may not matter much in the scramble to capture the wireless consumer market. Instead, wireless carriers plan to compete in marketing and customer service. “Everyone has a …

While some narrowband messaging companies have been busy marketing products and services, one company has worked diligently and discreetly to acquire more spectrum, form distribution partnerships for its voice paging …

MCKINNEY, Texas-Comsat RSI JEFA Wireless Systems announced agreements with Stellar Communications Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. for communications towers. The deals resulted in two new products with patents pending. The …

Estimated Equipment/ Date and market cost to handset service was Markets planned Company Ownership Technology build network vendors launched for launch AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Corp. TDMA N/A Ericsson, …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector will supply infrastructure equipment including the Smartnet II trunked radio system, to Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a specialized mobile radio services provider, in …

WASHINGTON-Not only was the future of spectrum policy on the minds of Industrial Telecommunications Association members meeting here last week, it has been on the front burner of several Capitol …

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NEW YORK (AP)-British Telecommunications plc is negotiating to buy its U.S. partner MCI Communications Corp., CNBC reported Friday. The report said a deal could be announced as early as today …

After DSP Communications Inc. announced plans to merge with Proxim Inc. last Tuesday, DSPC’s stock dropped 49 percent to close at $35.25 on the Nasdaq exchange. But Merrill Lynch calls …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-American Electric Power formed a new subsidiary to offer personal communications services licensees assistance in establishing and maintaining their networks. The non-regulated company is named AEP Communications Inc. AEP …

WASHINGTON-When President Clinton signed the telecommunications reform bill on Feb. 8, the wireless telecommunications industry thought it was home free. A national antenna siting policy. Exclusion from local exchange carrier …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itron Inc. signed a contract with Southeastern Michigan Gas Enterprises to provide a wireless automatic meter reading system to the Battle Creek Gas Co., a Southeastern subsidiary. The contract …

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc., a personal communications services operator, will expand its “friendly user” network trial by several hundred people in the New York City metropolitan area. The users …

The broadband personal communications services auctions held during the past two years have spawned a plethora of novel policy and fiscal issues for policymakers. The reason: $20 billion. Money changes …