Teletouch Communications Inc. recently doubled its customer base and fattened its South Central U.S. footprint with the acquisition of the paging assets of Dial-A-Page Inc. for $49.8 million. The privately …
DALLAS-Cellular users increasingly are picking up their phones for personal use as opposed to just for business, according to a recent survey from Cellular One of Dallas. The national survey …
An AirTouch Communications Inc. consortium is scheduled to launch Spain’s first private cellular system on Oct. 3, on the heels of the government operator’s launch of a similar service. The …
Editor’s Note: The following information is a protion of a Smith Barney Inc. analysis released Aug. 10. From time to time, RCR prints investment opinions and summaries about publicly traded …
Two-and-a-half years ago Bryan Eagle III left France Telecom to wager his ambitions in the wireless data market. Today, he can count Coca-Cola as his premiere client. Skywire L.P., led …
Three Chinese state ministries have created a competitor for China’s monopolistic Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to expand the nation’s telecommunications system. China United Telecommunications Corp., Unicom, initially intends to …
Channel surfing-Although most consumers still purchase cellular service through cellular carriers, the retail sales channel is creeping up in popularity, according to a survey on cellular buying last year by …
DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. announced two promotions on its sales staff. Mary Gafkjen has been named western sales manager at RCR Publications Inc. Formerly, Gafkjen served as classified sales manager for …
DALLAS-CellStar Corp. has signed an agreement with Usha Martin Telekom Ltd. that will allow a CellStar joint venture company to sell cellular phone service in Calcutta, India. Usha Martin holds …
A small Colorado company has reduced the cost of an average cellular call to the price point of a soda. CellAir Saver is an alternative access service for cellular customers …
AUGUST 21-22 Cyberspace and the American Dream II, by The Progress & Freedom Foundation. Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Aspen, Colo. For information call Katherine Epler at (202) 484-2312. 22 The Telecom Act …
The Intercarrier Service Bureau of GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. and Radio Shack have teamed up to offer consumers out-of-market cellular network activation, GTE announced. Retail stores previously have only activated …
After a majority vote Aug. 2 by Metrocall Inc.’s board of directors not to reappoint Harry L. Brock Jr. as president of the company, Brock filed a lawsuit in Delaware …
ATLANTA- GTE Mobilnet said it signed an agreement with Bell Mobility to license its Tele-Go integrated wireless technology to Bell Mobility. The technology will be introduced in Canada this month …
SEOUL, South Korea-Under a contract valued at $540 million, AT&T Corp. said it plans to supply Korea Mobile Telecom with wireless infrastructure equipment for KMT’s nationwide cellular network. Terms of …
WASHINGTON-Stepped-up lobbying by city, state and county officials and support from a top House Republican likely will weaken the Klug-Manton antenna siting amendment in the House-Senate conference on telecommunications reform …
WASHINGTON-How did a well-intentioned government program to create business opportunities for women, minorities, small businesses and rural telephone companies in the most explosive sector of the telecommunications industry-wireless-become such a …
PARSIPPANY, N.Y.-AT&T Corp. is introducing this month a line of wedge-shaped numeric pagers that target teenagers and meet consumer demand for personal-use devices. Model 3517 will come in bright yellow, …
Oops! Someone told the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors about language included in the House’s version of the telecom reform …
GREENVILLE, S.C.-The PCS Development Corp. said it plans to build prototype advanced messaging systems in Atlanta and Boston for conducting user trials the first half of 1996. Motorola Inc. will …
