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Several global telecommunications players announced alliances or considerations for mergers during the last few weeks. AT&T and British Telecom announced a strategic alliance designed to create seamless mobile communications services …

Just four years ago, no one knew the Web’s popularity would be so explosive. Today, vendors and carriers are realizing its power and are crafting networks around it as they …

Competitive pricing strategies have contributed significantly to a steep increase in the average number of minutes used per month by wireless consumers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ “1999 Wireless …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is on the verge of arguably its biggest victory since congressionally mandated state deregulation in 1993: liability protection. Congress is poised this fall to give wireless carriers …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp. confirmed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Sept. 13 its engagement in discussions to forge a mobile telephony alliance with Vodafone AirTouch plc. Bell Atlantic …

About the time PCS licenses were first up for grabs, industry prognosticators predicted that four or five mega-carriers would one day rule the U.S. wireless industry. Are we there yet? …

Moving on its promise to step up promotion of Time Division Multiple Access technology worldwide, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium said it recently met with Chinese government officials to promote …

Water and power outages more than violent wind affected wireless networks as Hurricane Floyd skirted the East Coast last week. AT&T Corp. Friday apologized to customers for wireless network outages …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association last week urged regulators to question certain aspects of an agreement by giant wireline telcos on how to reduce the amount long-distance companies pay local …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse has consistently indicated one key to growing wireless market share is targeting the youth market. The carrier is hoping its new …

American Tower Corp. signed a $260 million agreement with AT&T Corp. to acquire approximately 1,942 microwave towers and build 1,000 new wireless communication sites for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. during …

A number of Internet sites have popped up in recent months offering side-by-side wireless services pricing comparison and purchasing. But some are evolving to become much more. The wireless industry …

NEW YORK-Those who think Internet-based services provision will reduce overhead should remember the conventional wisdom once was that computers were heralds of a paperless society. Nevertheless, Web-based customer care promises …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has appointed Fred Kuznik president of Motorola’s operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Kuznik returns to the region after six years in the United States, …

Three quarters of the way into 1999, we are inundated with good news from many of the wireless carriers showing record numbers of new customers added to their networks. These …

NEW YORK-The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce is engaged in a monumental juggling act with significant implications for levies on telecommunications in general, judging by comments at its two-day hearing …

NEW YORK-In fulfilling a commitment made earlier this year, AT&T Corp. announced it had priced a three-year $450 million all-minority lead and underwritten bond offering. The company said the bond …

The need to add a wireless play in global telecommunications alliances became clearer last week as AT&T Corp. and British Telecommunications plc announced a strategic alliance designed to create seamless …

WASHINGTON-A cellular provider that wants universal-service subsidies played tug-of-war last week with the incumbent local exchange carriers receiving those funds. The scene was the CEO Summit on Rural Telecommunications sponsored …

NEW YORK-Vodafone AirTouch plc confirmed Sept. 7 its intentions to forge a mobile telephony alliance with Bell Atlantic Corp., which has refused to comment on this possibility. Other options for …

Craig McCaw and his crew at NextLink knew what they were doing, even if the rest of the world wasn’t as sure. Long characterized as a competitive local exchange carrier, …

U.S. TDMA operators must make some critical decisions about competing in the wireless data market during the next year as they witness their CDMA counterparts begin to launch circuit-switched data …

CHICAGO-Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. raised Rogers Cantel Inc.’s senior secured debt rating from “BB+” to “BBB,” and the rating of Cantel’s subordinated public debt from “BB-” to “BBB-.” …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Buyphone.com, a comparison shopping service for wireless phones, said it signed an Internet marketing agreement for nationwide marketing and distribution of wireless services with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Under …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc and AT&T Corp. each acquired a 15-percent stake in Japan Telecom for a total of $1.9 billion, completing BT’s strategic and operational partnership with Japan Telecom and …