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GERMANTOWN, Md.-Dynatech Corp. said it intends to implement a $900 million recapitalization plan. Under the plan, public shareholders of Dynatech will receive $49 per share, which consists of $47.75 per …

Theory works so much better than reality. President Clinton proclaims a grand plan to make sure that American school children, as well as libraries and rural hospitals, have access to …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden America Corp. promoted Al Silverberg from vice president of sales to president of the company. As president, he will oversee the company’s business in North, Central and …

SAN FRANCISCO-The California Public Utilities Commission recently approved an $800,000 settlement between its Consumer Services Division and GTE Mobilnet Inc. to end its investigation into GTE’s compliance with CPUC rules …

NEW YORK-Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A., a multiservice telecommunications company, announced it will purchase from VTR S.A. the 45-percent stake it doesn’t already own in Startel S.A., the leading …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Conxus Communications Inc. rolled out its Pocketalk narrowband personal communications service in Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last week. Conxus’ south Florida network uses Motorola …

FREEHOLD, N.J.-Paging Partners Corp. entered its first mass marketing venture through a reseller distribution agreement with P.C. Richard & Son, a northeast electronics and appliance chain. Paging Partners said it …

My New Year’s resolution is the same every year: find some way to stay in this business and make more money. However, this time, I think I’ve got a plan …

MONTREAL-Bell Canada International Inc. announced that its Taiwanese consortium, KG Telecom, launched personal communications services in the northern region of Taiwan. KG Telecom is the first company to meet the …

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group won a supply agreement from Sweden’s Comviq to install a Digital Cellular System at 1800 MHz, which will be used to enhance coverage and capacity …

NEW YORK-Intek Diversified Corp., a Princeton, N.J.-based wireless carrier and equipment manufacturer, announced Dec. 22 the terms of an agreement to issue a new class of preferred stock to Securicor …

WILMINGTON, MASS.-INFONXX, an enhanced directory assistance service provider, deployed Priority Call Management’s Oryx platform in a dozen sites nationwide, supporting three call centers. INFONXX offers a range of operator assisted …

The Asia-Pacific market will by far be the world’s largest regional wireless telephony market by 2002, said a new study released by The Strategis Group in Washington, D.C. The firm …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Inet Inc. announced that Frontier Advanced Service Technologies selected the Inet GeoProbe system to monitor and troubleshoot its Signaling System 7 network from a centralized operations center. The …

Remember the old Kris Kristofferson standard, “Everybody’s got to have somebody to look down on?” Well, I think I saw that in spades when I sat in on a recent …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Mobile Phones has developed a new feature called Acoustic Echo Cancellation designed to eliminate echo in wireless phone calls without sacrificing other voice quality factors like tone and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a royalty-bearing license agreement granting Marconi Instruments Ltd. a license to design and develop test equipment based on its Code Division Multiple Access Interim Standard 95 …

Iridium L.L.C., the international consortium working to establish a 66-satellite network for a global wireless personal communications network, announced it intends to launch and operate an additional constellation of 96 …

African Continental Telecommunications Ltd. said it will invest $835 million in a two-phase deal to establish an advanced satellite telecommunications network in Africa. Phase one of the network, which includes …

WASHINGTON-While wireless local loop technology is taking off in such countries as South Africa, Great Britain, India and China, the United States continues to lag behind in deploying what could …

All of the theories and threats about the C-block personal communications services auction and its problems may soon become very real. Pocket Communications Inc., already in bankruptcy proceedings, may not …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Vicorp, a subsidiary of Precision Systems Inc., will provide its UniPort enhanced services platform to Northern Telecom Inc., announced Precision. Under the five-year contract, Nortel will use Vicorp’s …

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced it officially completed its merger with the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association, which now is a not-for-profit subsidiary of TIA. The union is the final result of …

NEW YORK-Telephone and Data Systems Inc., Chicago, announced Dec. 18 a plan for “roll-up mergers” involving its repurchase of the publicly traded stock of its three subsidiaries and issuance of …

WASHINGTON-Small businesses, minority- and women-owned businesses, and rural telcos will not be eligible for installments payments following any near-future spectrum auction wins, but they will be given larger bidding credits …