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DENVER, United States-Personal Communications Services (PCS) carriers have made significant inroads into the U.S. wireless telecommunications industry, weakening the entrenched cellular carriers’ net additions and driving down airtime prices. The …

DENVER, United States-Dramatic consolidation in the U.S. telecommunications industry has marked the first part of the year, topped off most recently with news the nation’s largest long-distance and wireless carrier, …

WASHINGTON-They announced it, delayed it, set deadlines and then extended them-each one of these at least once and often amid accusations of scandal and preferential treatment. Currently, the tender process …

U.S. utility companies could become significant players in the wireless telecommunications industry in coming years if they can figure out the right strategy to enter the business. Analysts indicate utilities …

“These things come together. You date and date and date and one day you decide to get married. One day you decide there’s enough chatting and you say, `Let’s get …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Armed with nearly 300 attendees at its show, a new way to count the number of wireless data subscribers and strong evidence that Internet Protocol will be …

AT&T Corp. last week stepped outside of the telecommunications industry to buy the nation’s second-largest cable company, Tele-Communications Inc. The move is the latest in a string of mega-mergers involving …

Applied Cellular Technology Inc. received a letter of commitment for a $15 million unsecured line of credit from Boston’s State Street Bank and Trust Co.’s High Technology Lending Group. Proceeds …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, in a critical test of his leadership, plans an aggressive lobbying campaign to win support for a wireless local loop initiative that he believes …

DENVER-The Colorado State Patrol will launch a new program July 1 in conjunction with wireless carriers and VisionTek Inc. in an effort to combat aggressive driving. Motorists who witness “road …

It’s one thing to have lofty ambitions within the safe confines of executive boardrooms, but it’s quite another to let the world in on them. That’s what Philips Consumer Communications, …

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. announced it has signed distribution agreements with 209 regional wireless service providers and roaming partners across the globe. The distribution agreements bring Iridium access to 72 million wireless …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications announced the first two-state wireless Phase 1 E911 deployment is up and routing E911 calls to public-safety agencies in Washington County, Ore., and in the Clark County …

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. launched its AT&T Page Partner + service, a package that allows a wireless phone and up to five pagers to be combined into one bill. The service …

NEW YORK-In a “three-peat” of its 1995 and 1996 performance, AT&T Corp. again took first place in revenues and net income among carriers last year, despite a marked decline in …

ATLANTA-Wireless data’s success in the future depends on how easily users can access it, said some wireless executives last week at SuperComm ’98. Key executives from the wireless industry’s largest …

WASHINGTON-Four of the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have chosen to ignore wireless carriers in the ongoing debate over universal service funding. The one exception is FCC Commissioner …

NEW YORK-InfoTelecom of Cedex, France, recently began a pilot project in Irvine, Calif., home base for Cue Network Corp., to test what company executives say will be the first one-way …

WASHINGTON-In an action that provides insight into the complex policy issues simmering beneath the surface of the fiery debate on local competition, the Federal Communications Commission quietly has rejected a …

Jeffrey L. Fuller resigned as president and chief executive officer of Transcrypt International Inc., following the company’s battery of recent problems. The company’s chairman, John T. Connor, was named interim …

WASHINGTON-Telecom mergers, traditionally seen as threatening by organized labor, have become major platforms for unions and civil-rights groups to push their agendas and try to leverage concessions. As the Communications …

WASHINGTON-CTIA last week at its fourth annual Cellular Telephone Industry Association Foundation Achievement Awards Dinner paid tribute to Dennis F. Strigl, Newt Gingrich and the 50 winners of its Vita …

A wave of activity between carriers and tower management firms appears to be developing, signaling a growing trend toward carriers selling off their tower assets in purchase/leaseback arrangements. In such …

WASHINGTON-In a stunning setback for the Clinton administration that bodes well for the wireless industry, a bipartisan group of top telecom lawmakers last week ordered the Federal Communications Commission to …

Despite uncertainties surrounding the process, the Brazilian government is pushing ahead with plans to sell its stake in telecommunications giant Telebras. The sell-off, originally slated for July 15, now has …