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SAN FRANCISCO-A company that claims to be a pioneer in voice recognition technology will be demonstrating its product for the first time at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless ’97 …

Western Wireless Corp. added 51,500 wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter, for a total of 359,700 subscribers. Of the more than 51,000 new subscribers, 33,700 signed up for cellular service, …

Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported the first profitable year in the company’s 11-year history last week, although the victory was accompanied by a fourth-quarter net loss due to investments in …

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet Inc. said it will allow wireless competitors to lease space on several of its tower sites in Alabama, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, California, Illinois and New Mexico. Additional …

The Failure Group Inc. acquired Broadcast Communications Systems Inc., a company that designs, installs and maintains wireless communications networks. Broadcast Communications has erected communications towers and provided related training and …

Rivalry from personal communications services providers has increased net cellular subscriber gains by 60 percent, says Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. The consulting firm summarized the finding in its latest quarterly …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Cellular One said it is eliminating long distance charges to most Tennessee customers calling anywhere in the United States with its nationwide local calling service. Any calls originating in …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group provided the Code Division Multiple Access system used in Cellular One’s Jan. 1 launch of digital service in Phoenix. Motorola said …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile acquired North Carolina 4 Cellular L.P.’s rural service area 4. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition represents 340,000 potential customers and 2,400 …

In the spirit of the holiday season, Palmer Wireless helped the United States Marine Corps surpass its goal of collecting 10,000 toys for needy children this holiday season. More than …

SAN DIEGO-Cellular One launched Arizona’s first Code Division Multiple Access digital service in the Phoenix area using Qualcomm Personal Electronics’ handsets. The system covers most of the Phoenix metropolitan area, …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Spectrum L.P., which began offering personal communications service in Washington a year ago through partner American Personal Communications, has converted its marketing from a big-bang effort to one resembling …

SAN FRANCISCO- AirTouch Cellular said it will resell Cellular One service under the AirTouch brand name in the San Francisco Bay area by March. The company already sells service in …

L.M. Ericsson on Jan. 1 plans to reorganize its five business areas into three: Telephones & Terminals, Mobile Systems and Infocom Systems. Telephones & Terminals will be responsible for consumer …

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CINCINNATI, Ohio-Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc. will provide billing services to AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and the Cellular One joint venture through the year 2001. Under the contract, Cincinnati Bell …

Centennial Cellular Corp. began marketing its cellular communications products and services under the name Centennial Wireless throughout its properties. The company formerly used the Cellular One trademark. Centennial is bolstering …

NEW YORK-PriCellular Wireless Corp. plans to issue $140 million in senior unsecured debt, mostly to finance its acquisition of four clustered rural cellular properties in Kentucky from Horizon Cellular Group. …

HighwayMaster Communications Inc. announced it reached an agreement with SBC Communications Inc. for a $20 million equity investment in HighwayMaster. The company said SBC’s initial investment will be in preferred …

Luis M. Larralde is the new international area manager for Hutton Communications Inc. His responsibilities will include establishing new accounts and generating business in the South Florida market as well …

NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. has a not-so-modest proposal and concrete plans to execute it: a prepaid wireless roaming network for the Western Hemisphere. Already the company is in various …

Judging from information provided in Form 175s submitted prior to the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of D-, E- and F-block personal communications services licenses, small rural telephone companies-backed by established …

NEW YORK-Sygnet Wireless Inc. sold a $110 million issue of 10-year senior unsecured notes Sept. 19 to help finance its acquisition of Horizon Cellular Telephone Co. The notes were priced …

Few ever venture into the southern Negev and virtually no one does in the inferno of August. Barren rubble extends for ridge after ridge of scorched emptiness. T.E. Lawrence-“Lawrence of …

GREENBELT, Md.-Cellular One has started “FreedomPlus” service in the Washington D.C./Baltimore, Md., area. FreedomPlus is designed to operate between cellular and landline networks to deliver calls to a customer’s cordless …