ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. said that Harry L. Brock Jr. has withdrawn his request to be reinstated as company president, as well as his complaint against certain directors of the company. …
WASHINGTON-A campaign that officially kicks off this week to fight the planned giveaway of digital TV channels to broadcasters is partially funded by the cellular telephone industry, which fears any …
In concert with the European Union’s directive to liberalize the telecommunications market in Europe, Austria plans to permit a second, privately owned mobile phone license by the end of the …
M.W.M. announced the Wave Shadow 1000, a product that automatically mutes or shuts down any vehicle radio when a portable or fixed cellular phone rings, or when outgoing calls are …
NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. announced it entered into an agreement to sell about $60 million aggregate principal amount of PriCellular’s senior subordinated convertible discount notes to an institutional investor at an …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel PCS Partners L.P. has selected Global System for Mobile communications technology for the personal communications services network that will be built by Powertel. Powertel paid $124.5 million …
Final tender documents for two Global System for Mobile communications licenses in Poland will be available next month, and several U.S. firms intend to figure prominently in the deal. Bids …
SAN DIEGO-Pacific Communications Sciences Inc. said its Ubiquity Cellular Communications Systems support Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system and off-the-shelf network applications. Windows 95 can operate in wireless networks, including Cellular …
PLANO, Texas-Paging Network Inc. has given CNET Inc. an increased engineering design consulting role in the development of PageNet’s two-way, narrowband network. CNET, also based in Plano, provides RF design …
Safety and security may be among the top reasons people buy cellular phones, but these features often fall short in one area: 911 service. But the state of Washington is …
It appears the next wave of paging is as diverse as its players. While SkyTel Corp. is only a short time away from launching its network, other large players systematically …
DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. hired Tom Govedarica to serve as its Northern sales manager. Govedarica will be based in Chicago. He most recently was employed with Qualified Remodeler magazine of Chicago, …
ATLANTA-TGA Systems Inc. has installed a TGA Prism II paging system in Russia for start-up Moscow operator, Conversion-7. TGA also has expanded its Prism II terminal in Changzhou, China. Conversion-7 …
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said a Chicago federal judge ruled in the company’s favor recently in a patent infringement suit between Telular and Versus Technology Co. The dispute hinged around …
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 …
