NEW YORK-Cellhire Global Phone Rental plc, headquartered in York, England, will open its first office outside the United Kingdom, Aug. 1, on Broadway near Wall Street in the financial district …
CINCINNATI, Ohio-Cincinnati Bell Information Systems has signed a three-year contract renewal with Motorola Cellular Service Inc. for cellular customer care and billing. The contract includes the continued use of CBIS’ …
A joint venture that Geotek Communications Inc. was trying to put together in Canada fell apart last week after the companies involved failed to reach a final agreement. Canadian cable …
AUGUST 1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898. 5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the …
Comsat Personal Communications, a business unit of Comsat Corp., has chosen International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc. as its strategic information systems supplier. Comsat Personal Communications plans to provide personal satellite …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has opened many of its cellular sites along the Eastern Seaboard from New England to South Carolina for collocation by other wireless telecommunication companies, site …
MONTREAL-BCE Mobile Communications Inc. announced it is filing an application to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The company said it expects the shares to begin …
WASHINGTON-Indirect digital telephony wiretap funding was approved by the House last week but not before Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) tacked on strict reporting and congressional review requirements opposed by the …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Information Services announced the formation of a Philippine-based corporation that will provide data management and processing services to Pilipino Telephone Corp., the second largest telecommunications company in …
PARIS-Alcatel Telecom has signed a cooperative agreement with GE Americom. Alcatel said the agreement gives it the exclusive European distribution rights for the satellite data transmission services of the GE …
WASHINGTON-President Clinton, continuing to pitch low-risk, low-cost initiatives linked to telecommunications, last week called on Attorney General Janet Reno, the Federal Communications Commission and the private sector to create a …
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet, formerly Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks, announced it has integrated all aspects of US Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. into its operations. US Intelco Wireless had operated …
WASHINGTON-At night, when most people are asleep, Dan Akerson thinks about Rubik’s Cubes. Relating the colors and squares on the device to possible marketing strategies, he toys with going beyond …
PCS eyes cable TV’s line Competitive times call for innovation. During the energy crunch of the mid-1980s, The Williams Cos. of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to take advantage of its unused …
NEW YORK-Hanwa American Corp. has introduced a battery charger that it says can re-energize cellular phone batteries in 20 minutes. The Logical Power Charging System was originally developed for military …
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks announced they have changed their name to Illuminer. The two companies merged earlier this year. The new name reflects the company’s focus …
Photocomm Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been awarded a $3 million contract from Motorola Inc. for 831 solar electric systems to power a wireless communications project in Indonesia. Photocomm said …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Division has signed a $45 million contract to deploy two digital cellular phone systems for BPL/U S West in India. Motorola said it …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services announced the commercial availability of ChurnManager following a successful beta test with GTE Mobilnet Inc. The system gathers information on a daily basis from a database …
