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NEW YORK-AT&T Corp., New York, announced it will acquire Teleport Communications Group in a stock swap transaction valued at about $12 billion, based on AT&T’s current stock price. The acquisition …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. signed an agreement to conduct a six-month program to test an integrated solution for managing customer churn, the companies announced. The solution …

MIAMI-National Comm Link L.L.C., a prepaid wireless and long-distance services distributor, announced it signed an agreement with Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. to distribute its Wave Communications prepaid wireless phone in …

Sprint Corp. reportedly is intensifying its search for a European partner to construct a possible merger or partnership scheme that could give the long-distance carrier enough cash to buy out …

Holiday shoppers this year will be faced with a variety of choices when it comes to selecting a wireless service, and the average consumer probably will have a difficult time …

For many cellular carriers, this holiday season marks the first in which more than two wireless carriers in each market will be competing to earn the business of gift givers. …

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. announced the launch of its $200 million personal communications services network at a gala in Philadelphia, complete with a laser and light show, and celebrity …

Roberto Catalan, president of Argentina’s communications commission, known as CNC (Comision Nacional de Comunicaciones), recently completed a United States road show designed to attract investor interest for a personal communications …

RANK/COMPANY TWO YEAR TOTAL RETURN 1 PriCellular Corp. 130.37% 2 Sprint Corp.* 84.85% 3 GTE Corp. 62.24% 4 Ameritech Corp. 60.68% 5 BellSouth Corp. 59.94% 6 U S West Communications …

RANK/COMPANY NET INCOME (000’s) 1 AT&T Corp. $5,608,000 2 British Telecom $3,034,000 3 BellSouth Corp. $2,863,000 4 GTE Corp. $2,798,000 5 Ameritech Corp. $2,134,000 6 SBC Communications Inc. $2,101,000 7 …

% CHANGE 1996 1995 RANK/COMPANY ’95 TO ’96 REVENUE (000’s) REVENUE (000’s) 1 Associated Group Inc. 368.98% $20,035 $4,272 2 Teletouch Communications Inc. 265.75% $31,725 $8,674 3 PriCellular Corp. 171.34% …

A $1 billion capital infusion from Bill Gates’ Microsoft Corp. will help cable giant Comcast Corp. accelerate construction of a fiber-optic cable network to expand Internet access to millions of …

NEW YORK-Like late night talk show host David Letterman, Jerome Lucas, president of Telestrategies Inc., McLean, Va., has a top 10 list-this one for wireless telecommunications industry trends. In the …

Sen. Ernest Hollings is holding up Joel Klein’s nomination to head the Justice Department’s antitrust division because Hollings thinks Klein can’t read-at least as far as deciphering the Telecommunications Act …

After network difficulties hampered Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s projected launch of “15 to 20 markets” by the end of 1996, the company last week finally launched its premiere New York market. …

PHILADELPHIA-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. recently presented the city of Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management with free cellular phones as part of its Disaster Relief and Preparedness Program. The Disaster Relief …

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. offered free cellular phones to lifeguards on New Jersey and Delaware beaches in an effort to make the Memorial Day holiday a safe one, said …

PHILADELPHIA-Storer Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corp., has elected to redeem all of its outstanding 10 percent subordinated debentures due May 15, 2003. The debentures originally were …

NEW YORK-Key participants in a just-completed, 100-day trial of wide area enhanced 911 service in New Jersey pronounced the project a success at a teleconference held May 21 to coincide …

NEWARK, N.J.-It’s trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from municipalities that want full disclosure. Local …

Editor’s Note: The cities listed here represent the 20 largest cellular markets in the United States. Ranking is based on the total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area. …

When billionaire John Kluge of Metromedia International Group Inc. sold his company’s film and television properties last month, he said the transaction would allow Metromedia to focus on its new …

Industry is working to meet the first phase of new wireless 911 requirements this year to make an Oct. 1 government deadline. “Working out the exchange of information is the …

Frontier Cellular should have been included on RCR’s Top 20 Cellular Carriers list. The company had 233,199 subscribers for year-end 1996. Also, Comcast Cellular Communications Inc.s markets are in Delaware, …

NEW YORK-Comcast Cellular Holdings Inc., a newly formed holding company, plans to sell privately $900 million in senior unsecured notes that will be used to help repay the outstanding debt …