NEW YORK-In a most serious transaction notwithstanding its April 1 announcement date, SBC Communications Inc. became the proud parent of Pacific Telesis Group in a $16.5 billion merger said to be the third largest in U.S. history.The merger creates the second largest telecommunications company...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Cellular One of Chicago, operated by Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, launched emergency 911 service for cellular phone users allowing callers to reach emergency assistance directly from the City of Chicago Emergency Communications Center.Airtime is provided free of charge for emergency calls, and roaming...
Siemens Wireless Terminals, a unit of Siemens Business Communication Systems Inc., will supply Global System for Mobile communications handsets to Western Wireless Corp. Siemens values the contract at $35 million.Siemens g1050 handset and accessory products will be available in June to customers of Western...
Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay areaCellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with the launch, Cellular One is premiering a simplified rate plan and an off-the-shelf retail package.Features...
BOSTON-A former Cellular One Boston employee pleaded guilty in federal court to a cellular phone cloning scam operated in 1995.Edward S. Herd Jr., of Boston, pleaded guilty to a one-count felony charging him with possession and fraudulent intent of 15 or more stolen cellular...
Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest resellers of cellular service in the United States. Rankings are based on the total number of cellular resale subscribers reported by each company. Personal communications services was not included because resellers have either recently entered...
Metawave Communications Corp. named Vito Palermo senior vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for the company's financial and administrative operations including accounting, treasury, financial planning, investor relations and human resources. Most recently, Palermo served as vice president and corporate controller for Bay...
Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which "allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on," said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link.Today RoamEx is rapidly becoming the ticket to global roaming.RoamEx exchanges caller data between different wireless carriers'...
SAN FRANCISCO-Ortel Corp. supplied its Series 5800 in-building coverage product to Cellular One for use in San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center during the Wireless '97 trade show this week.The Series 5800 is a system of optical antennas, which look similar to smoke detectors, located...
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 show in San Francisco this week.VoiceCue Technologies of Naperville, Ill., says its product is...
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, while 17,800 went with the company's personal communications services offering. The company now has...
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 two subsidiaries.Net income for 1996 was $6.4 million, or 16 cents per share, compared...
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 states will be added later, the company said.The company signed an agreement with UniSite...
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 technical services since 1981. For the last two years it has specialized in personal...
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 survey of the cellular industry. Without PCS, the firm said, cellular growth would have topped...
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 a subscriber's home calling area will be billed at local airtime rates, the company said....
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 the Phoenix launch was the 13th using its CDMA equipment.The contract for the CDMA system...
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 square miles, Bell Atlantic Nynex said. The region currently markets cellular service under the Cellular...
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 14,000 toys were collected for the military's charity effort.Palmer Wireless promoted the Toys for...
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, serving around 90 percent of the populated areas."We are pleased to supply Cellular One with...
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 a continuous rumble.During the last 13 months, the carrier has attracted more than 100,000...
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 Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento, Calif."Offering AirTouch Cellular service in the San Francisco...
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 products, including mobile phones and cordless phones. Mobile Systems will be responsible for network solutions,...
