U.S. partners in a Slovakian phone venture are confident they can restructure their company to meet new license qualifications unexpectedly created by the Slovakian government.Slovakia is scheduled to issue two new Global System for Mobile communications licenses Aug. 27. One license was promised six...
PARIS-France Telecom announced it has obtained the first Global System for Mobile communications license for a cellular network in Slovakia.The license was awarded to the SlovTel consortium, led by France Telecom Mobiles International which holds a 35 percent stake in the venture.Other members of...
The Belgium government said it will require Belgacom S.A. to match the $286 million fee its competitor Mobistar will pay to operate its Global System for Mobile communications system in the country. However, Belgacom Mobile objects to the fee, and said it plans to...
A Polish court has rejected complaints filed by Ameritech International and France Telecom concerning a digital cellular license the two companies say the Polish government promised them five years ago and then later denied promising.Ameritech International General Counsel Mark Chudzinski noted the matter is...
Six-month-old personal communications services contender Sprint Spectrum is capitalizing on its choice of digital technology to forge international roaming agreements, just as it did to gain time-to-market advantages in its Washington, D.C./Baltimore service area.Sprint Spectrum chose the established Global System for Mobile communications standard-PCS...
It has been about seven years since the disintegration of the Soviet empire. During that time, some former Eastern bloc countries have built a thriving telecommunications business despite obstacles.Cellular and wireless local loop services are being implemented as quick, economical alternatives to post-communist wireline...
Eastern European countries and those of the former Soviet republics launched cellular services in the early 1990s using the Nordic Mobile Telephone-450 standard, an analog technology developed to operate at 450 MHz. Most nations initially selected NMT- 450 instead of Global System for Mobile...
Millicom International Cellular S.A. signed a seven-year $200 million credit facility agreement arranged by ABN-AMRO Bank and ING Bank. Millicom said the facility will be used to refinance $125 million of existing short term credit facilities at the parent level and the balance of...
L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc. say they don't expect to pull workers out of Lebanon at this time, where two digital wireless phone networks are under construction, despite escalating violence in the area.The Israeli military bombed numerous sites in southern Lebanon last week to...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-General Magic Inc. announced PTT Telecom BV, a subsidiary of Royal PTT Netherlands, has licensed General Magic's Telescript technology.The technology is designed to allow users to launch electronic surrogates, called agents, into networks to search for and monitor information and to interact with...
This year promises to be a transition period for the Latin American wireless market, a year hosting key events necessary to drive the subscriber growth that is projected by the end of the decade.Impending introduction of competition in Brazil and Central America, as well...
The impending liberalization of Brazil's cellular services sector has attracted interest from a host of global carriers clamoring to position themselves in the region's fastest growing telecom services sector.The lucky few that win private cellular operating licenses in Brazil may be jockeying, as well,...
Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V., a cellular provider in Mexico, announced it has registered an average rate increase of 30 percent with the Secretariat of Communications and Transport. The price increase, which takes effect this month, is a result of rising inflation and is...
Eight parties responded to Luxembourg's call for interest in operating a second cellular network. The Ministry of Communications, which plans to license an operator later this year, did not comment on interested companies.Separately, AirTouch Communications Inc. and the partners in Belgian cellular operator Mobistar,...
Bell Atlantic International, through its 42 percent investment in Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V., is in the heart of negotiations with the Mexican government regarding Iusacell's license to operate a nationwide fixed wireless network.Meanwhile, Iusacell is gearing up to provide long-distance phone service throughout...
As the Polish Communications Ministry advances with plans to license two Global System for Mobile communications cellular networks, Ameritech International is pursuing legal action against the government agency, alleging it breached a letter of intent signed in 1991 that promised Centertel-of which Ameritech owns...
STOCKHOLM-Only four parties submitted applications and down payments, due Dec. 11, indicating interest in operating Global System for Mobile communications digital wireless phone service at the 2 GHz frequency in Sweden.The participating parties, including the three current GSM cellular operators, each submitted $15,000 to...
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday was expected to propose industry-crafted reforms governing interconnection compensation arrangements between commercial mobile radio service providers and local exchange companies, and put the proposed guidelines into effect during the time the rulemaking is pending.Wireless carriers, under a reciprocal...
Comsearch announced it was awarded a contract from MRCB Telecommunications Sdn Bnd to license Comsearch microwave design engineering software. The software, called Interconnect, is being used to support the design, licensing and implementation of the MRCB microwave network for its personal communications network service...
A private Dutch company has combined traditional paging with high-tech messaging to produce "Maxing," an advanced wireless service that Eindhoven-based CallMax bv hopes to offer commercially early next year.Using the service, subscribers will be able to store or forward faxes, access e-mail and the...
A total of 36 companies have declared interest in bidding for 49 percent of a wireless license offered by the Czech Republic, confirming the economic ministry's belief that participation would be high in the market.Bidders include Southwestern Bell Corp., Deutsche Telekom AG, France Telecom...
Tender documents for two new cellular licenses in Poland should hit the table this week, unlocking the door to telecom competition, but an American company is protesting the government's decision.Ameritech Corp. is urging the Polish Communications Ministry to uphold a letter of intent signed...
Globalstar L.P. has landed three separate agreements to deliver mobile satellite service in 18 African nations. The company expects its global roaming services will benefit intercontinental travelers and rural fixed-site and mobile users in areas lacking landline or mobile coverage.Warwickshire, U.K.-based Globaltouch Communications Holdings...
WASHINGTON - MCI Communications Corp. filed with the Federal Communications Commission protesting a proposed investment by France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom AG in rival telecommunications provider Sprint Corp. until French and German telecom markets are opened to competition."Allowing foreign monopolists preferential access to the...
