Metrocall

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said the bankruptcy court approved its reorganization disclosure statement, an important step in its process of reorganization in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Metrocall said …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it dismissed its auditor, Arthur Andersen, and will replace it with Ernst & Young. The …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. announced it reached a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization in Chapter 11 bankruptcy with its creditors, and will file the plan with the bankruptcy …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—A potentially important deal between Motorola Inc. and Multitone Electronics has fallen through, Motorola confirmed, which leaves the paging and messaging landscape still more uncertain. Last year Motorola …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—News from the nation’s paging and messaging companies continues to fly, as one announced its plan of reorganization was approved by its bankruptcy court and another said it will …

BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, United States—Ending months of speculation, Motorola announced it is exiting the ReFLEX paging business by the middle of next year, an industry the company played a major …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Steven D. “Jake” Jacoby, chief operating officer and executive vice president of wireless messaging company Metrocall Inc., was on board American Airlines Flight 77 yesterday, on his way to …

It’s quiet out there in the paging and messaging industry. Perhaps too quiet. WebLink Wireless Inc., Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Inc. are the three largest independent paging and messaging …

NEW YORK-Telecommunications reflected the dramatic drop in the number and size of mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. companies last quarter, Los Angeles-based Mergerstat reported. Across industry sectors, these transactions numbered …

In the story “‘Real World’ equipped with Metrocall service,” on page 33 of this issue of RCR Wireless News, the wireless carrier partnering with MTV is WebLink Wireless Inc.

DALLAS-Reality television is joining the wireless world through a deal between Metrocall Inc. and MTV. Metrocall, a major sponsor of the music station’s popular “The Real World” program, equipped the …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. moved to bolster its subscriber base and retail operation by purchasing the paging assets of Radiofone and Beepers Unlimited from Alltel Corp. The company will acquire the …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Executives of Motorola Inc. and the Personal Communications Industry Association sparred over the future of paging and device-makers’ support for it at last week’s Southeastern Communications Association “Wireless …

Brad Scott does not think one-way paging is dead. “We do believe there is still opportunity in paging, in one-way paging,” he said. “It is a challenging business. It’s certainly …

DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc., one of the nation’s largest messaging carriers with more than 2 million customers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the …

As the nation’s largest messaging carriers suffer through a potentially disastrous economic decline, smaller carriers-those that only cover a few states-are also feeling the effects of the flagging industry. However, …

“Advanced messaging services.” It’s the catch phrase for the wireless messaging industry today, with most major companies betting everything that services like wireless e-mail access, Internet information and two-way paging …

Just days before embarking on an unprecedented merger under concurrent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, Metrocall Inc. pulled out of its deal with WebLink Wireless Inc., citing WebLink’s recently announced layoffs …

The plan is ambitious, to say the least. Metrocall Inc. and WebLink Wireless Inc. announced last week a plan to merge by concurrently filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a business …

As troubles continue to escalate for embattled paging companies, speculation on marriages between the largest companies are getting rave reviews, even if they don’t pan out. Media reports surfaced last …

Inciscent Inc., the wireless software provider backed by Aether Systems Inc. and Metrocall Inc., released a new wireless e-mail program the company said can run on almost any handheld device …

The traditional paging industry is dead, many analysts and paging veterans agree. But there is an escape route for the few companies left fighting, though many industry observers agree more …

Two-way messaging licenses held by the now-bankrupt paging company TSR Wireless L.L.C. will be auctioned off near the end of this month, according to the company’s bankruptcy trustee Charles Forman. …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the …

NEW YORK-Parents having trouble staying in touch with their children will get some wireless help under a diverse new partnership, which includes a pop star, a not-for-profit missing children’s organization, …