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More than a year after Arch Communications Group Inc. first offered to buy MobileMedia Communications Inc., the merger between the two companies has been completed. The result is the second-largest …

A front-page story in USA Today several weeks ago introduced a new technology called electronic ink, marketed by a company called E Ink, and paging technology just may be what …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is in full preparation for the paging license auction set to begin before the end of the year. Meantime, the FCC must grapple with a host …

Subscribers of Paging Network Inc. service in some 16 southeastern and southwestern states experienced service disruption for several hours Tuesday evening after lightning struck a terrestrial-based satellite uplink facility. The …

While paging carriers work to upgrade their network technology to fit the advanced messaging paradigm, several also are working to upgrade the services available on their networks, namely content. For …

Confirming rumors that started when the company announced layoffs in March, voice paging provider Conxus Communications Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy …

In recent months, several alliances and partnerships have been formed among paging carriers that traditionally have been fierce competitors. But both analysts and carriers say this new teamwork in no …

As deregulation slowly takes hold of the U.S. electric utility industry, many companies are beginning to take a look at wireless telecommunications as a way to hold on to their …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. announced a first quarter net loss of $5.7 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with $3.8 million, or 41.5 cents per share, reported after the first …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Friday shored up rules for auctioning 16,000 paging licenses later this year and announced it will not take action on waiver petitions on the incompatibility …

WASHINGTON-Paging Network Inc., the nation’s top paging carrier, said the Federal Communications Commission should condition any approval of the $57 billion merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. on …

WASHINGTON-A federal district court in California handed AirTouch Paging of California a victory when it granted summary judgment in an interconnection case against Pacific Bell. Pacific Bell must offer AirTouch …

Metrocall Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $145.2 million, a substantial increase from the $96.3 million reported for first-quarter 1998. Net loss for the quarter …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Information Network Services group announced the U.S. General Services Administration awarded it a contract for Iridium L.L.C. products and services. The contract is in addition to …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced a service called eLink, a two-way wireless messaging application with integrated personal information manager functions. Using a modified version of the RIM 950 pager from …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $62.5 million, a 10.5-percent increase from the $56.6 million recorded for the same time the previous year. …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it has developed a new version of the Synapse Pager Card that is adapted for the Palm III connected organizer from 3Com Corp. PageMart’s original Synapse …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $94 million, only a slight decrease from the $94.7 million reported for first-quarter 1998. Arch …

NEW YORK-Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and SBC Communications Inc. announced May 3 they would jointly purchase Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico Inc. for $814 million from CoreComm Inc., …

Sirius Communications Sirius Communications NV introduced the DataSat Code Division Multiple Access development system. It offers an alternative to today’s very small aperture terminal systems. It works with all existing …

Faced with an uncertain future and many difficult questions, members of the Paging Leadership Association met last month in Florida to determine how the industry should position itself in a …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter that included a net loss of $9.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $100,000, …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc., the top American wireless manufacturer, is internally debating whether it can support what appears will be a weak U.S. position on third-generation mobile phone spectrum at the World …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. announced it reached a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Saratoga Partners, a New York-based merchant bank, to sell substantially all of the assets of its subsidiary, …

Iridium L.L.C.’s first full quarter of operation was marked with handset production delays, distribution problems, low subscriber numbers and a deepening net loss, the aftermath of which has led the …