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WASHINGTON-Tower-siting bills in the Virginia and Massachusetts legislatures have triggered angry backlashes from local residents and officials who do not want to lose their voice in zoning matters and who …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc., a marketer and seller of specialized software solutions for wireless computing and printing, formed a channel marketing agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The agreement …

Crown Castle International Crown Castle International Corp. announced Michael G. Ramke has been named vice president of business development for the United States and Philip M. Kelley has been named …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. expanded its Time Division Multiple Access network to Columbus, Ohio, as part of a 12-month expansion. “Our offers have been well-received in the marketplace, and …

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-Oral arguments began Feb. 10 in a case that offers a glimpse of the ways some carrier-reseller relationships are strained due to wireless telephony’s transition from luxury to …

NEW YORK-Publicly held long-term debt set an unwelcome record in 1999 as 147 corporate and sovereign issuers defaulted on $44.6 billion in bonds, more than double the $21.2 billion of …

NEW YORK-Tower companies are sitting pretty and poised for even greater prosperity in 2000 and beyond as domestic demand for their properties grows. Prime movers in this rosy scenario are …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm’s meteoric stock price appreciation in 1999 may well be a unique phenomenon that other companies are unlikely to replicate. Nonetheless, other established and new telecommunications players seem poised …

Speculation continues about Metrocall’s stated intention to participate further in the paging industry’s consolidation. The quintupling of Metrocall stock to more than $10 a share-along with the $75 million in …

BellSouth Corp. said last week it could issue a tracking stock for its highly successful Latin American operations by late April or early May, a move that will allow investors …

NEW YORK-Extraterrestrial wireless received good news when Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. sold a $245 million secondary stock offering Jan. 26. In preparation for Globalstar Telecommunications’ secondary offering last week, Bernard L. …

Metrocall Inc. took the latest step in the paging industry’s evolutionary journey last week, unveiling an acquisition, a new joint venture, a recapitalization plan and a strong financial partner tapped …

DENVER-RCR announced seven inductees into its first annual Wireless Hall of Fame, created to recognize the contributions of those people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the …

WASHINGTON-The federal judge who presided over the break-up of AT&T Corp. in 1984 died Jan. 29 of a cerebral hemorrhage. U.S. District Judge Harold Greene, who was 76, was highly …

When you’re moving at Internet-speed, a lot can happen in a year. Those targeting the wireless remote access market found this out quickly. About a year ago, several companies emerged …

NEW YORK-Dobson Communications, Oklahoma City, sold its 25 million share initial public offering Feb. 4 at a price of $22 each, the top of the expected range. By midday Friday, …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. is having a busy start to the new millennium, announcing a new merger and adding more towers to its portfolio. The merger, with Galaxy Engineering Services, will …

WASHINGTON-Richard Blumenthal, the high-profile Connecticut attorney general who played key roles in successful lawsuits against Microsoft Corp. and the tobacco industry, has joined his counterparts in California and Wisconsin in …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp., GTE Corp. and Alltel Corp. signed an agreement last week to exchange wireless interests in 13 states, eliminating the overlapping cellular properties that would result from …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. emerged on Groundhog Day from its longstanding ruminations about tracking stocks and, apparently seeing no shadows, registered to take its wireless telecommunications business public in spring. AT&T …

NEW YORK-Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate, raised $182.1 million Feb. 3 in a 10.71 million-share initial public offering priced at $17 each, $2 above the maximum it …

A division, not an exclusion, of interests seems to be emerging between cellular and paging services. Business customers are keeping the paging market in check while the cellular phone continues …

Increasing its advertising efforts during the fourth quarter, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. added 440,000 subscribers the last three months of 1999, ending the year with about 12 million subscribers. The …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced a contract renewal for prepaid wireless services with Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless. “We are pleased to continue our relationship with Rogers AT&T Wireless,” …

Judge Hardin needs our positive thoughts. As he tries to make some sense out of the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy case, Hardin will find himself in the middle of some …