WASHINGTON-Participants in the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auctions are taking the next few days to gear up for Jan. 5, when the bidding for C-block broadband personal communications services and …
A landmark merger deal announced last month, in which Arch Communications Group Inc. agreed to pay $340 million for Westlink Holdings Inc., will establish the nation’s third largest paging company …
SAN FRANCISCO – AirTouch Communications Inc. said it acquired the assets of Hartford, Conn.-based Message Center Beepers, a privately help paging company serving customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New …
ADC Telecommunications Inc. is forming a joint venture with PCS Wireless Inc. to manufacture, market and sell remote antenna drivers and remote antenna signal processors to be used in hybrid …
WASHINGTON-Anti-terrorism legislation, at one time the most promising vehicle for funding Federal Bureau of Investigation implementation of digital wiretap legislation, died in Congress late last month to the dismay of …
WESTLAKE, Texas-Western Wireless Corp. announced it signed a multiyear agreement with Nokia Inc. to supply PCS 1900 systems to Western Wireless for its personal communications services network. The initial commitment …
Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc., sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Labour, announced it completed a $3 million equity investment as part of a $15 million financing package with co-investors …
ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet said it achieved precommercial interoperability between its Hughes Network Systems Inc. and Northern Telecom Ltd. cellular digital packet data networks. The achievement will allow GTE to provide seamless …
WASHINGTON-Hearing disability advocates are privately furious with the wireless telecommunications industry over the agenda for this week’s conference on hearing aid interference from next-generation pocket phones and with Federal Communications …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced it planned to begin commercial service on its digital specialized mobile radio network in Philadelphia on New Year’s Day. Geotek activated the network for testing …
WASHINGTON-To encourage third-party vendors to provide wireless telecommunications fraud prevention products and services, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association announced it is inviting companies to participate in new technology trials beginning …
Happy New Year! The mark of a new year tradition ally brings resolutions for the fu ture and reflections on the past. That holds true for the wireless industry as …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s recently adopted orders and a further notice of proposed rulemaking lay out new and prospective strictures regarding auctioning the “upper 10 megahertz block” of 800 megahertz …
As the Polish Communications Ministry advances with plans to license two Global System for Mobile communications cellular networks, Ameritech International is pursuing legal action against the government agency, alleging it …
Glenayre Technologies Inc. has appointed Bill Edwards vice president of sales and marketing for the Voice Systems Division. Edwards will be responsible for developing a worldwide sales and marketing plan …
PLANO, Texas-EDS Personal Communications business unit announced an agreement to provide its Intercarrier Settlement Services to Hong Kong-based cellular carrier Pacific Link Communications Ltd. Under the agreement, EDS will automate …
WASHINGTON-Despite reports that Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) would be a shoo-in for the chairmanship of the House telecommunications subcommittee following this year’s congressional elections, there will be a fight for …
NEW YORK-Industry analysts remain confident in the outlook for Nokia Corp., despite the mid-December drubbing its American Depository Receipts took after the Finnish electronics manufacturer announced poor profit performance in …
SAN DIEGO-The National Dispatch Center Inc. announced it is providing text messaging services for Sprint Spectrum, which operates a personal communications services network in Washington, D.C. Operated by Sprint Telecommunications …
NEW YORK-For successful bidders in the government’s C-block auction for personal communications services, “the good news is you’ve got a license; the bad news is you’ve got a license.” So …
