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MCI Communications Corp. kicked off networkMCI Interactive Paging two-way service, using the AccessLink pager by Wireless Access Inc. and SkyTel Corp.’s ReFLEX 50 network. The complete service, with reply capability …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,-Kenan Systems Corp. has introduced Arbor/OM, the first UNIX-based order entry and management system designed to support service providers in the converging communications industries worldwide, including wireline and wireless …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. supplied its Virtuoso II billing and customer care system for GTE Wireless’ personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and Spokane, Wash. V-II is a flexible …

“The market for universal phones may prove more limited than trade hyperbole suggests,” argues one analyst in response to industry buzz about satellite-based global telephone service-fueled by the successful launch …

Metrica says it holds the sole championship title in its corner of the global telecom industry, network performance management. The United States is especially promising right now for its business, …

WASHINGTON (AP)-MCI Communications Corp. can continue its practice of not disclosing on monthly bills that it charges customers in full-minute increments, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court …

NEW YORK-Latin American countries may offer new opportunities for wireless telecommunications carriers, but they must be prepared to compete against incumbents for purchasing power that is concentrated in the hands …

Billing and customer care are hailed by industry analysts, vendors and service providers as keys to success in a highly competitive wireless market. The recent focus in this area has …

Amid the sagging stocks and belt-tightening that characterizes today’s paging industry, one private company maintains rapid growth and is venturing into new markets. New York-based Affordable Message Center, a wholesaler …

Comsat Corp. said its offer to repurchase 8.13 percent debentures due April 1, 2004, was concluded April 9. The company repurchased $89.5 million of the $160 million in principal amount …

CHICAGO-Aerial Communications Inc. unveiled its new marketing campaign of TV, print, radio and outdoor ads in Columbus, Ohio, the company’s first commercial personal communications services market. Aerial plans to launch …

Aerial Communications posted $21 million in operating losses for the first quarter, which the company said was slightly below expectations. Aerial’s parent, Telephone and Data System Inc. of Chicago, reported …

CHICAGO-Ameritech Cellular Services said it recently deployed its Wireless Monitoring Solution to support real-time, on-line automated meter reading for Commonwealth Edison of Illinois. Approximately 1,600 meters have been equipped for …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-DMW Worldwide L.L.C. introduced a product that will allow customers to access and download billing information from the World Wide Web. Timarou, the company’s integrated billing and customer …

While many large cellular carriers are slowly progressing toward offering bundled telecommunications services, a small Mississippi cellular company began its bundled offering last week. Cellular South customers now have the …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone Inc. renewed its contract with International Data Systems Inc. through 2000 for service bureau billing services using the ITDS 10X integrated billing and customer management …

As equity capital markets have become weary for the wireless industry, carriers large and small are challenged to cut costs and increase per subscriber revenues. Larger, nationwide carriers hold the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Aerial Communications Inc. offers per-second billing in its Columbus, Ohio, market, which may make it the first personal communications services operator to launch such a proposition. Nextel Communications Inc., …

Customer care has become an increasingly important tool for operators competing in the wireless market, says a Swedish company that recently launched its third-generation customer care product in the United …

Marketing may be everything. The technical properties of cellular and personal communications services-some similar, some different-balance out when vying for customers. How carriers decide to exploit technical advantages to win …

NEW YORK-International Telecommunication Data Systems, which provides billing and information management services to wireless, satellite and wireline telecommunications companies, plans an add-on stock sale of 2.1 million shares. ITDS, based …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week declared that commercial wireless competition is developing, despite growing indications that funding problems, consolidation, operational snags and regulatory delay may be undermining the robust …

Architel Systems Corp. will provide its Automatic Service Activation Program to L.M. Ericsson for use in Ericsson’s service activation product to allow service providers and network operators to activate service …

Aerial Communications Inc. launched its first U.S. personal communications services network in Columbus, Ohio. The company’s Global System for Mobile communications service is available through company-owned retail stores as well …