AUSTIN, Texas-More than half of all cellular and broadband personal communications services are sold through the retail channel, said IDC/Link Resources of Austin, Texas, in a recent report on distribution …
CINCINNATI-GTE Mobilnet Inc. initiated the first call on its personal communications services network to Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls in her office at Cincinnati City Hall. The inaugural call represented the …
NEW YORK-“The summer of 1996 was when high-yield (debt) investors decided they’re not in the venture capital business. They prefer cash flow now, not cash flow in five years,” said …
Toshiba Corp. will throw its bowler into Europe’s GSM ring. The company’s subsidiary, Toshiba Information Systems UK Ltd., announced it will introduce its first cellular handset to operate on Global …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS has closed two vendor credit agreements and a bank credit agreement to be used for Sprint’s nationwide personal communications services network. The vendor credit agreements-a $1.8 …
J.D. Power and Associates appointed Joanne Codella its new manager of wireless services. Her responsibilities will include managing syndicated and proprietary customer satisfaction studies in the wireless industry. Codella worked …
As the Clinton administration and the wireless industry reach for the stars with lofty purpose, each would be well advised to heed the call of Chicken Little: “THE SKY IS …
NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. acquired ATI Communications of Bethel Park, Pa. The acquisition was announced in June and completed Oct. 15, although Aug. 31 will be the effective accounting …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported quarter-end results with $255 million profit, or 40 cents per share, compared with $13 million, or 2 cents per share, (on a pro forma …
MILPITAS, Calif.-LSI Logic announced a new microchip architecture that offers Global System for Mobile communications baseband processing capabilities in a single-chip system. The single-chip architecture will allow manufacturers to develop …
WASHINGTON-Environmentalists have teamed up with organized labor to block antenna siting and publicize alleged health risks from pocket telephones in a potent grass roots movement that could lead to litigation …
The Northeast regional office of ProNet Inc. is raising prices for some of its smaller resellers to $5 per number. The company believes the rate increase may drive these resellers …
NEW YORK-Fraud fighter Coral Systems Inc. plans to go public in an offering that could raise more than $20 million. Coral, which provides client-server software to help wireless carriers reduce …
WASHINGTON-Antitrust policy is adapting to sweeping pro-competitive, deregulatory telecommunications reforms mandated by Congress, but not abandoning traditional oversight safeguards, one of the nation’s top regulators said. The Federal Trade Commission, …
Sixteen wireless operators have made the cut to be considered possible partners for Greece’s government telephone company. Watching the success of the country’s two private cellular providers, the government has …
Panafon SA, Athens. Global System for Mobile communications cellular system built by L.M. Ericsson. Owned by Vodafone (45 percent), France Telecom (35 percent), Data Bank of Greece (10 percent), Intracom …
Geotek Communications Inc. has launched the data portion of its network, hoping to satisfy higher-than-expected demand for data and low subscriber numbers. “We introduced with voice service, but data was …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Personal Communications Industry Association filed petitions at the U.S. Supreme Court late last week to vacate the stay imposed by the U.S. Court of …
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LCC International Inc.’s recent initial public offering of 6 million shares coincided with the end of the quarter Sept. 30. The Class A Common Stock sold for $16 per share. …
