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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. completed its acquisition of Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico Inc. following approval of regulatory agencies, announced SBC. The company will continue operating under the Cellular …

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 …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. launched its first ever cross-branding effort that unites all of RCC’s wireless companies, which traditionally have not communicated a consistent marketing message, said the company. Television …

CHICAGO-Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc., operating under the Cellular One brand name, introduced two new services to the Chicago market-Digital Edge SharePaks and Money Manager. Digital Edge SharePaks lets up …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-CMT Partners Inc., the owner and operator of Cellular One Kansas/Missouri, launched Easy Connect, a directory assistance service that enables customers to access names, addresses, telephone numbers and …

NEW YORK-By July, Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. plans to launch service under the Cellular One brand in Bermuda, a tax-haven country with the third-highest per-capita income in the world and average …

ATLANTA-Cellemetry L.L.C. announced it signed agreements with Cellular One Kansas/Missouri and Coastel Communications Co., extending Cellemetry’s footprint to needed areas in the Kansas and Missouri markets, as well as Louisiana …