WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee last week approved creating an industry-government panel to craft federal antenna siting guidelines and temporarily derailed a wireless resale proposal to regulate commercial mobile radio carriers …
The Federal Communications Commission ruled earlier this month that state public utilities commissions can no longer regulate local rates of commercial wireless carriers. This ruling affects not only the cellular …
WASHINGTON-The telecommunications reform bill introduced in the House last week would give the seven regional Bell telephone companies more freedom to offer wireless long-distance service than offered by the waiver …
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.-Micro-Quick Systems Inc. announced it has changed its name to Access Rating and Information Systems Inc. to better reflect the company’s mission. “Looking towards the future, ARIS more …
Punctuating the onset of narrowband personal communications services, Motorola Inc.’s new InFLEXion messaging protocol is among a family of protocols the company expects to become the new paging standard. Distinguished …
In India, where basic telephone service is scarce and telecommunications unfamiliar, the introduction of paging technology promises new opportunities for both service providers and consumers. After the Indian government opened …
ATLANTA-Two members of an Atlanta business accused by the Federal Trade Commission of operating a deceptive “recovery room” telemarketing scheme have withdrawn their offer to settle with the FTC and …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt said the agency will not halt the licensing of personal communications services systems that use the Global System for Mobile communications standard because “we …
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced its first quarter financial results. Net revenues reached $121.5 million, a 34 percent increase from $90.7 million for the same quarter last year. The quarter ended …
While the two-month delay of the entrepreneur block auction gave some designated-entity companies more time to wheel and deal for funding and allies, one businesswoman said investors slipped away from …
The Post and Telecommunication Administration in the Zhejiang Province of China is reconfiguring its existing paging network, based on Motorola Inc.’s M15 series paging terminals, with an order valued at …
COLUMBUS, Ohio-CompuServe Inc. has teamed up with a number of wireless companies to enhance mobility for professionals on the road through its Stay In Charge services. Through individual agreements with …
Following partnership agreements established last December, Northern Telecom Ltd. has issued its first purchase order, valued at $2 million, to Qualcomm Inc. for Code Division Multiple Access-based cellular and personal …
The Federal Communications Commission set an Aug. 2 date to begin the proceedings when Telephone Electronics Corp.-after aligning itself with PCS PrimeCo L.P., the consortium of three Baby Bells and …
Most carriers are unwilling to reveal subscriber numbers because of the highly competitive nature of the business. RCR tallies for total market subscribers, population base and penetration are estimates. Data …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. pushed back its previously announced mid-1995 availability schedule for Code Division Multiple Access technology-based equipment. Qualcomm said its cellular infrastructure equipment will be available during the last …
L.M. Ericsson introduced the Prism HP portable, which the company says is its smallest, lightest and most sophisticated high specification radio. It is designed to meet worldwide user requirements and …
WASHINGTON-Recent studies showing cellular telephones can interfere with cardiac pacemakers have prompted industry-funded research to see if next-generation, digital pocket phones pose a public health problem in the United States. …
In the wake of the Oklahoma city bombing, the Clinton adminstration and Congress are pressing for changes on telecommunications laws to combat terrorism. Clinton ans Senate Majority Leader Robert Doyle, …
DALLAS-MicroCell 1-2-1 Inc. of Montreal selected Northern Telecom to supply more than $90 million of personal communications services network equipment and services over the next three years. MicroCell said it …
