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WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that …

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it plans to fine Clear Communications Group $120,000 for willful and repeated violations of federal workplace safety regulations. “The failure to provide adequate …

Deutsche Telekom expects to obtain approval of its proposed purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by the first quarter of next year, according to a report in German daily newspaper Frankfurter …

The specialized mobile radio industry is quickly becoming a fractured market divided between the traditional small SMR carriers, which are focused on providing dispatch services to customers at reasonable prices, …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc., which plans to merge with fellow AT&T affiliate Tritel, added 85,563 subscribers during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, bringing the …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Oct. 27 approved the transfer of several personal communications services and local multipoint distribution service licenses to TeleCorp Wireless Inc. The bulk of the …

NEW YORK-In this day of mega-mergers and high-dollar corporate buyouts, the thought of exchanging assets of similar value seems like a throw-back to our bartering ancestors. Trading objects of similar …

Sprint Corp. is planning to rely more heavily on its wireless segment and Internet backbone to balance out its faltering long-distance business. The company warned late last week its 2000 …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has created a new default home page for PocketNet wireless Internet subscribers geared for teen users, with some 60 content sites of interest …

NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom Inc. sees an opportunity to transform its wireless resale business into one of full-fledged virtual network operation, said Bernard J. Ebbers, president and chief executive officer. Resale …

TOKYO-A press report has stated Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is in talks with AT&T Corp. regarding taking a minority stake in the U.S. carrier’s mobile-phone business. NTT DoCoMo has said repeatedly …

NEW YORK-The battle over customer ownership in the emerging mobile-commerce market will evolve, by necessity, into a model of “coopetition,” said Philip Yen, executive vice president of e-Visa International. Banks, …

Following a trend set recently by rival AT&T Corp., WorldCom Inc. last Wednesday announced plans to realign its businesses with the customer bases they serve in an attempt to bolster …

NEW YORK-Worries are misplaced that the proposed split of AT&T Corp. into four parts next year means a lost opportunity to tap the lucrative potential of multimedia bundling of services, …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Mobil, the Czech Republic’s third mobile telephone operator, is seeking to differentiate itself from its competition by offering low start-up costs and emphasizing ease of use. The …

Canada Bell Mobility began offering two-way wireless data service in October in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to extend service nationwide by the end of the year. United States A …

CHICAGO, United States-One of the first commercial deployments of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the …

TOKYO-Japanese vendors are in the final stages of developing third-generation (3G) terminals. Japanese 3G services are scheduled to be launched earlier than any other country in May 2001 by NTT …

Seven companies set up a TD-SCDMA Technical Forum in Beijing. TD-SCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile-phone standard developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) and Siemens. The seven …

TORONTO-Now that the C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) Telus deal to acquire Clearnet Communications has been finalized, engineering issues are starting to surface. The challenge? How to combine the wireless operations …

WASHINGTON-Network-based solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 Phase II mandate may be winning the battle with handset-based solutions because handsets are not available as the deadline looms for carriers …

WASHINGTON-Aggressive industry lobbying and strong bipartisan backing by the Washington state congressional delegation in this election season of giving helped win removal of a measure that would have killed the …

Less than a week after introducing a new suite of messaging services targeted in part to teen users, Sprint PCS introduced a new package of wireless Internet-based games to its …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could have a more difficult time offering bundled services to its customers after the business unit is separated from the parent group, according to one analyst. …

WASHINGTON-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. fully expects to meet the extended deadlines the Federal Communications Commission set out for it to implement enhanced 911, said the GSM carrier recently. “All of VoiceStream’s …