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KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS opened its Technology and Network Management Center in Lenexa, Kan. The center is home to 120 Sprint PCS employees and will serve as the nerve center …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS has closed two vendor credit agreements and a bank credit agreement to be used for Sprint’s nationwide personal communications services network. The vendor credit agreements-a $1.8 …

WASHINGTON-While it may not be an auctionwide pattern, bidders on the largest basic trading areas (ranked by pop) in the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services auction tend to …

Editor’s Note: The RCR editorial staff has compiled this list of terrestrial-based, two-way mobile data operators based on interviews with industry contacts. The chart is arranged alphabetically since many of …

Pittencrieff Communications Inc. is the latest, largest and perhaps last significant addition to Nextel Communications Inc.’s corral of specialized mobile radio company acquisitions. Nextel announced late last week its plans …

WAYNE, Penn.-GroupTalk, a new technology designed by Comcast Cellular Communications Inc., provides customized dispatch and work group capabilities for a variety of business and campus environments. GroupTalk, which consists of …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics says it is meeting the handset manufacturing contract requirements of Sprint PCS, which intends to launch service in 15 to 20 major markets by year’s end. Even …

Sprint Corp., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and RadioShack announced they are teaming up to provide one-stop shopping for all Sprint-branded products. The companies have developed a “store-within-a-store” concept, whereby 15 percent …

PHILADELPHIA-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. representatives will be educating young drivers about the safe use of cellular phones through a program called “Road Smarts.” Students will learn about safety features on …

WASHINGTON-The D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auction not only is the largest competitive bidding venture upon which the Federal Communications Commission has embarked to date, it also …

ANI Site Development announced its new web site available to antenna site location professionals. Users can get a visual representation of ANI’s sites by clicking on any part of the …

WASHINGTON-The first week of the D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auctions moved along without much fanfare, either at the beginning of Round 1 or with the end …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. has named Andrew Sukawaty chief executive officer. Sukawaty is known for his work helping launch a personal communications services network in the United Kingdom. Sprint …

Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. has entered into an agreement with Paging Network Inc. to offer PageNet’s wireless messaging services, including the company’s line of alphanumeric and numeric pagers. PageNet will …

Software developer Unwired Planet Inc. introduced an Internet access solution that promises to be a “Killer App” for wireless data services, beginning with Cellular Digital Packet Data. The Redwood Shores, …

IRVINE, Calif.-Cox California PCS Inc. said it will purchase about $500 million in personal communications services network equipment and services from Lucent Technologies. The company said it will employ digital …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced plans to establish a national customer care center and a regional headquarters for its personal communications services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The customer …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics has won significant handset contracts from Sprint Spectrum L.P. and PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P., with a combined value of $850 million. The Sprint Spectrum agreement requires that …

Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of about 3.8 million shares of its common …

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.-The Associated Group Inc. and Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. announced they will launch a trial this summer in New Jersey of the TruePosition Cellular Location System. The service …

Sprint Spectrum L.P. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Seattle challenging a six-month moratorium on tower building put in place in February by the city council …

Sprint Spectrum L.P. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Seattle challenging a six-month moratorium on tower building put in place in February by the city council …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. announced an agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. to provide 1.3 million Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services terminals for the U.S. market. Value of …

Nextel Communications Inc. said the 177 licenses it won at auction are a “relatively small thing” considering the enormous holdings it has already. Nextel has been quiet for the last …

NEW YORK-When it comes to siting wireless communications towers, passing “Go” means collecting a lot more than $200. Tower placement ease got a boost from Section 704 of the new …