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The worldwide wireless industry is expected to pass a significant milestone sometime during 2000. With total mobile subscribers at the end of last year of about 315 million and a …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. said it will begin offering information services through an agreement with CNN Interactive, becoming the first wireless phone provider to offer the CNN service in the United …

JERUSALEM-Hutchison Whampoa is considering listing its Israeli mobile phone unit, Partner Communications Co. Ltd., in London or on the Nasdaq National Market to secure financing to expand its network, according …

LOS ANGELES-Wynd Communications Inc. revealed plans to develop a service enhancement of its two-way paging service for the deaf so customers may receive movie listings for open captioned films, usually …

The supply contract between Research In Motion Ltd. and BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ends next month and the two companies are already in negotiations to renew the deal. The outcome …

ATLANTA-Crown Castle International Corp. and BellSouth Corp. reached a preliminary agreement that calls for BellSouth to sublease the unused space on its 773 personal communications services towers to Crown Castle …

The echoes of MCI WorldCom Inc.’s proposed acquisition of SkyTel Communications Inc. continue to ring loudly throughout the industry, as two other paging companies found themselves linked to telecom carriers …

Today’s satellite-based data and messaging carriers have found the secret to their success is partnering with those they once considered their primary competitors-terrestrial-based wireless data carriers. At first, satellite data …

MIAMI-The market opportunity for international roaming is clear, present and growing, but domestic U.S. carriers so far have been focused on tapping the large and more immediate potential posed by …

Alcatel Austria. With Tele.ring for its new GSM 1800 network. Value: US$298 million Ericsson Brazil. With Telecom Italia Mobile to expand its TDMA network. Value: US$100 million China. With China …

MEXICO CITY-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They’re some of the smallest countries in the world, but at the same time, they’re actively participating in the Latin …

ATLANTA-Nortel Networks and BellSouth Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a long-term global supply agreement that makes Nortel Networks’ communications equipment, software and services available to BellSouth at competitive …

DALLAS-To increase its prominence in the wireless industry, BearCom Group Inc. said it acquired Net Wireless, a San Ramon, Calif.-based dealer of Nextel Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., MCI WorldCom Inc. …

After nearly two years of fits and starts, the government of Argentina finally awarded six personal communications services licenses for a total consideration of about $850 million. The government awarded …

WASHINGTON-The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition has asked the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules that will help terrestrial microwave fixed services more easily share spectrum with fixed satellite service operators. …

In a routine filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, BellSouth Corp. suggested it might be interested in increasing its ownership stake in broadband company Qwest Communications International Inc. The …

NCR NCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer’s readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called …

WASHINGTON-To the delight of the wireless industry, the Federal Communications Commission last week declared that if and when calling-party-pays service is authorized, it will be a nationwide optional service. It …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it has acquired 619 wireless communications towers from Powertel Inc. for approximately $262 million in cash. The agreement provides Powertel with a 10-year lease, with …

TAMPA, Fla.-BellSouth International Wireless Services announced five North American carriers, including BellSouth Mobility, converted to the BSI-WS International Settlement and Exchange Service. The BellSouth service provides international wireless roaming date-clearing. …

Qualcomm Inc. announced Nashville-based Star Transportation Inc. replaced its multimode, satellite and land-based communication system with Qualcomm’s OmniTracs satellite-based information-management system. Star already has installed more than 430 OmniTracs units, …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. won a $750 million contract to supply equipment to 14 BellSouth Cellular Corp. markets, including Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Ericsson will provide base stations, …

BETHESDA, Md.-Mobeo Inc. announced it signed a software license agreement with Comstar Inc., under which Comstar may market the mobeo 1.0 interactive stock quote service. Comstar said it will sell …

The Operators Harmonization Group, an ad hoc assembly of mobile phone operators from around the world, sent its third-generation technology harmonization proposal to the International Telecommunication Union, which meets in …

The paging industry last week experienced a flurry of major resale deals involving several large carriers. BellSouth Corp. followed paging carriers Metrocall Inc., AirTouch Paging and Arch Communications Group Inc. …