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Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales …

WASHINGTON-Support continued to mount last week for flexible rules that would give wireless carriers options for contributing to the federal Universal Service Fund and a fair chance at replacing monopoly …

TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced record revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as well as positive operating income for the second quarter and six months ended Nov. …

LAS VEGAS-Cue Corp. announced it entered into a supply agreement with TekNow Inc., valued at $2.2 million, to provide voice paging terminals for Cue’s voice paging service. Under the terms …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week rejected a proposal from the Personal Communications Industry Association to institute a caller pays, or coin-in-the-box, plan for pay-phone compensation rather than the current …

Safco Technologies Inc. announced the completion of TEC Cellular’s integration into the company. TEC Cellular’s products, services and training now will be sold under the Safco brand. Safco acquired TEC …

LAFAYETTE, Calif.-Mobex Communications Inc. announced it acquired Indianapolis-based Communications Maintenance Inc. and Richmond, Va.-based Radio Communications for its Commercial Services sector, expanding the reach of its specialized mobile radio and …

Despite a five-week service launch delay and continued handset production problems, Iridium L.L.C. finished the fourth quarter with results that beat analysts expectations. The quarter, ended Dec. 31, marked the …

Paging Network Inc. announced it is offering the Iridium World Page Service commercially in the United States as the country’s exclusive paging carrier offering Iridium service. The paging portion of …

Paging Latin America February 2-3 IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami. (+44) 171-453-5495. CTIA Wireless ’99 February 8-10 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, …

WASHINGTON-A Supreme Court decision Jan. 25 that gives the FCC jurisdiction over setting nationwide standards for interconnection could have implications beyond local telephone competition and wireless entry into the local …

NEW YORK-Muriel Siebert & Co. introduced the Siebert MobileBroker, a wireless financial service that allows users to trade stocks, receive reports, get stock quotes and alerts, and send and receive …

Zetron Zetron Inc. launched the Model Z907 PCS Fault Finder, which provides fast notification of power amplifier and antenna problems at personal communications services sites. The PCS Fault Finder monitors …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it has entered an agreement with Iridium North America to be the exclusive provider of Iridium satellite voice services among cellular and personal communications services …

NEW YORK-Using funds from a bank credit facility, Metrocall Inc., Alexandria, Va., paid $16.2 million to buy back all outstanding shares of its Series B junior preferred stock. The repurchased …

Just as paging carriers look to two-way paging as a means of differentiation into the next millennium, so do paging manufacturers. In the past, a one-way pager was pretty much …

Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a wireless e-mail solution, called BlackBerry, designed to allow Microsoft Exchange users mobile access to their desktop e-mail. BlackBerry is an end-to-end solution that combines …

Paging Network Inc. announced it acquired Calabasas, Calif.-based Silverlake Communications Inc., and it has integrated the company into its Advanced Wireless Integration Group. Financial terms of the transaction were not …

DENVER-The posturing continued last week among the players interested in buying AirTouch Communications Inc. The Financial Times reported Vodafone Group plc is considering sweetening its $55 billion offer for AirTouch …

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry forum studying whether the telephone network will work when the new century arrives needs better participation from the wireless industry, said Peter Spring of the Network Reliability …

NEW YORK-Cue Corp., Irvine, Calif., said it began earlier this month in Las Vegas the commercial rollout of a new voice paging service it plans to offer in 100 North …

WASHINGTON-In 1998, the wireless industry started paying into the Universal Service Fund. In 1999, the industry could find out how much money can be withdrawn from the fund. The government …

Following an unannounced soft launch in November, Conxus Communications Inc. announced its long-awaited Pocketext text-messaging service is being rolled out market-by-market nationwide. The company began the service late last year …

FORT LEE, N.J.-MobileMedia Communications Inc., dba MobileComm, announced it is offering e-mail delivery service and single-number access for its local wireless-messaging subscribers. MobileComm said its e-mail delivery service forwards e-mail …

NEW YORK-Demands of the private placement and public issuance debt markets are likely to compel consolidation among lesser-known wireless companies as a condition of gaining access to this sorely needed …