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Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C’s latest quarterly survey of U.S. mobile phone prices indicates the pricing wars may be over. The Atlanta-based company said pricing decreased since December just .8 percent to …

NEW YORK-The communications industry took the lead in the domestic mergers and acquisitions market during the first quarter, with $26.1 billion in transactions announced, a huge leap from the $1.5 …

“The industry created two decades ago to foster dispatch wireless communications in the United States stands at a crossroads as regulatory, technological and market forces conspire to put mom-and-pop two-way …

NEW YORK-Anyone who has tried to find a wireline pay phone or use a wireless handset at crowded public entertainment events can understand why International CellComm Corp. has found a …

NEW YORK-Aliant Communications Inc. said it will use part of the proceeds of a recently completed public debt issue to pay for its purchase of a 50-percent stake in Omaha …

Two wireless enhanced 911 services vendors last week announced their systems were live in time for the Federal Communications Commission’s Phase I deadline, which calls for carriers to be able …

The annual growth rate of worldwide subscribers using Time Division Multiple Access technology is expected to increase more than 100 percent this year, according to figures released last week by …

A new niche segment of the wireless industry-build-to-suit-is attracting a lot of attention, both from carriers and Wall Street. The idea behind the build-to-suit concept is to shift all aspects …

Slam! Bam! Thank you, ma’am. Opening mail that accumulated during a week’s vacation was a test case in re-entry shock and a reality check. Fraudsters had forged my signature on …

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration estimates that the liberalization of the global telecommunications marketplace has resulted in a $675 billion opportunity for carriers that want to pursue business overseas. …

CHICAGO-The status of Motorola Inc. has been the hot topic of the week. Again. First, reports surfaced that the vendor was preparing a corporate restructuring that would separate its various …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Data Broadcasting Corp. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced a new wireless service that the companies said will provide real-time financial information and access to online trading. Customers …

This year’s El Nino phenomenon has brought unseasonably mild weather to some parts of the nation while slamming others with sudden bizarre weather, including flooding in California, ice storms in …

What does wireless have in common with toothpaste? Maybe not much now, but perhaps the toothpaste industry has learned a marketing secret that wireless carriers could benefit from. Toothpaste companies …

NEW YORK-Legislation to privatize the remaining two-thirds of Telstra Corp. Ltd. in what would be the world’s largest single stock sale could be introduced in the Australian Parliament as early …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Hong Kong venture, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., signed conditional agreements with Star Telecom International Holdings Ltd. and Telecom Service Ltd. to acquire P Plus Communications …

NEW YORK-Globo Comunicagues e Participagues S.A., doing business as Globopar, plans to sell a $300 million issue of 10-year senior unsecured notes to refinance a bridge loan and short-term debt. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission denied a waiver request forwarded last December by AirTouch Communications Inc. that would have stayed any per-call pay-phone compensation until pay-phone service providers are able to …

DENVER-The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is considering a plan to provide a new area code just for wireless phones and pagers despite a 1995 ruling from the Federal Communications Commission …

WASHINGTON-Real competition will not succeed in the marketplace until “realistic rates” can be reached and subsidies cut back or restructured-including those earmarked for universal service, said three Wall Street analysts …

HARDWICK, Vt.-Even on a miserable, rainy day in March, this small New England state of maple syrup, cheddar cheese, splendid ski resorts and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream whispers a …

NEW YORK-The share price of Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc., Greensboro, N.C., closed up $1 at $17.13 per share March 11, the day it announced it plans to sell its Myrtle …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee said an investigation confirmed that BellSouth Corp. offered to drop a regulatory challenge to Teligent Corp.’s wireless licenses if Teligent would actively support the Baby Bell’s …

While it may be clear that the use of wireless phones is prohibited aboard commercial aircraft, many private pilots in a recent survey indicated they have made calls from their …

NEW YORK-Wireless online financial information services are a hot item, judging from the flurry of recent announcements about new offerings in this category. w-Trade Technologies, New York, said AT&T Wireless …