To the Editor: Dick Lyons, president of Cellular One, misses the point when he claims that the "Death Row Ad" is "not about the death penalty." No one has ever accused them of taking a political position; the issues are appropriateness and sensitivity. During each...
DALLAS-Cellular One Group announced this month marks its 10-year anniversary-proof of the brand name's staying power in a tumultuous industry."The combined efforts of Cellular One's member companies, operating independently under one brand, have made a significant contribution to the growth of the wireless industry,"...
Heading into the all-important holiday marketing frenzy, I am looking forward to some new creative advertising campaigns from wireless companies. (Is anyone else growing tired of Jamie Lee Curtis acting like Super Woman?)Lately, the ad campaigns I've seen have left a lot to be...
WASHINGTON-CellularOne Group, one of the nation's top mobile-phone service brands, has created a firestorm of controversy by refusing to pull a TV commercial that has offended opponents of capital punishment.The national Cellular One ad shows a prison guard getting a call and chatting with...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. completed its purchase of wireless properties in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., from SBC Communications Inc., increasing its national wireless customer base to more than 6 million subscribers.The properties, which operate as Radiofone in the New Orleans market and...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-With Ireland-based Mossel Jamaica preparing to offer mobile communications competition to Cable & Wireless Jamaica early in the new year, negotiations on an interconnection agreement between the two networks appear stalled. Mossel Jamaica reported the fee proposed by the incumbent carrier is poles...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Arizona 4 and California 7 markets from Centennial Communications Corp. for approximately $202 million.The two rural service areas are contiguous to each other and are located in southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, sharing...
WASHINGTON-A top-flight Baltimore law firm is expected to file a lawsuit this week claiming a malignant brain tumor diagnosed in a 42-year-old male neurologist was caused by heavy and long-term mobile-phone use.The lawsuit, likely to be filed in a Washington-Baltimore area court, is being...
SBC Wireless Inc. said it plans to roll out wireless Internet services by the fourth quarter and named InfoSpace Inc. as the underlying platform provider for the service. SBC carriers Ameritech Cellular, Pacific Bell Wireless, Nevada Bell Wireless, Cellular One and SNET all will...
DALLAS-The next time you hear the distinct pitch of a wireless phone ringing, don't be surprised if the person picking it up is sporting shorts and sandals instead of a suit and tie.According to a recent survey from Cellular One Group, a majority of...
NEW YORK-After a year-long collaborative trial with a cellular carrier in its hometown of Mankato, Minn., PrePaid Systems Inc. has begun marketing its handset-based prepaid system, which affords services and prices equivalent to those postpaid customers receive.Hickory Tech, formerly Cellular One of Minnesota, began...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-While plans for a second cellular license in Trinidad and Tobago remain stalled by a court action, Jamaica has reaped another windfall with a second license going to Irish company Mossel Ltd.Mossel, based in Dublin, bid US$47.5 million to operate a GSM 900...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Cable & Wireless is said to be in negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago regarding the future of the carrier's monopoly on the islands.The discussions follow Jamaica's introduction of telecom liberalization last year, which ended Cable & Wireless' 25-year exclusive...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Wireless One Network L.P. for an undisclosed amount.AT&T said Wireless One's properties will fill a gap in its Florida footprint. Wireless One owns and operates wireless systems in...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-Oral arguments began Feb. 10 in a case that offers a glimpse of the ways some carrier-reseller relationships are strained due to wireless telephony's transition from luxury to commodity.Autosound & Cellular, an Old Bridge, N.J., retail agent, and Palm Springs Auto Resort,...
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The Federal Communications Commission approved seven additional cellular carriers to use AirCell Inc.'s air-to-ground communications system, which is targeted at general aviation aircraft and regional airlines."We are very pleased with the latest round of authorizations," Jim Stinehelfer, president and chief executive...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Jamaica is banking on two additional cellular licenses playing a lead role in spurring competition for current monopoly provider Cable & Wireless and financing its emerging information technology sector.The two licenses, scheduled to be awarded 1 January, 2000, by auction are for either...
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc. said it signed a contract with Cellular One of Northeast Arizona to provide air-to-ground communications to its aviation customers in the Four Corners region and the White Mountains of Arizona."Cellular One of Northeast Arizona is pleased to partner with AirCell to...
LOS ANGELES-Econ One Research's latest monthly survey of wireless-phone service prices showed that some carriers charge up to twice as much for the same service in one city as they charge in another.The economic research and consulting firm's October survey covered the 18 service...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. said it agreed to acquire Radiofone Inc., which serves more than 200,000 wireless customers in Louisiana and Michigan.Once the transaction is completed, SBC said it will begin deploying digital wireless services in Radiofone service areas.Radiofone offers wireless service under...
CHICAGO-Cellular One of Chicago, north central Illinois and northwest Indiana introduced Digital Edge Midwest and Digital Edge USA-new regional and national wireless rate plans that include free long-distance and roaming services, said SBC Communications Inc./Ameritech Corp., which operates as Cellular One in the Midwest....
ATLANTA-LHS InfoCell Inc., a subsidiary of LHS Group Inc. said Cellular One of San Francisco Bay Area is implementing its InfoCell ConVerge product.InfoCell ConVerge provides centrally located reports that reduce network traffic by sending reports to users on an as-needed basis, said the company....
CHICAGO-Cellular One in the Great Lakes region introduced Cellular One to One service, which allows up to 30 different people to talk on a wireless conference call by dialing one group number. Up to 99 groups, with each group containing three to 30 users,...
NEW YORK-AAPT Ltd. announced last week it awarded Samsung Electronics of South Korea a $205 million turnkey contract to design, construct, operate, maintain and provide systems integration services for its new Code Division Multiple Access network in Australia.The carrier plans to launch commercial CDMA...
