paging

LAS VEGAS-NDC Voice Corp.-an affiliate of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, The National Dispatch Center Inc. and Oi Electric Co. Ltd.-announced it has developed a prototype voice pager that operates …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced its inauguration of the TagNet two-way paging network in Sydney, Australia. TagNet Pty Ltd. is operating the network, locally called TagNet, which is …

IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc. said it has signed a contract with Celpage, Puerto Rico’s second largest telecommunications paging carrier, to provide an integrated customer management and billing system, Communications Resource …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group announced that Moscow-based Complex Communications Systems Ltd. and Page-Link Technology are now licensees of Motorola’s FLEX protocol for one-way paging. This follows …

WASHINGTON-Nevada-based wireless companies owned by Mark Edwards have been shut down due to long-standing disputes between Edwards and Nevada Bell, and now he is planning to go to court-and to …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-InfoPower Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., introduced a free news service to be available exclusively on all Motorola Inc. alphanumeric pagers. According to InfoPower, owners of Motorola …

An attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit against reseller Econopage Inc. announced he will amend that suit to include claims against paging carriers Paging Network Inc. and PageMart Wireless Inc. …

Voice paging service will get another chance at success as Conxus Communications Inc. launches Pocketalk in the nation’s capital and South Florida. Conxus said it launched service last week in …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Ameritel Communications Inc. concluded an agreement with computer superstore retailer CompUSA Inc., which allows CompUSA to sell Ameritel cellular and paging services, said Ameritel parent USCI Inc. Under the …

NEW YORK-Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced a six-month pilot program with 3607 Communications Co., Chicago, to reduce wireless customer churn and increase revenues. Jim Orr, chief operating officer for Cincinnati Bell, …

WASHINGTON-The number of bidders has been whittled down to 23, but the bargaining continues during this 12th day of the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction of 525 frequencies. Even …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-AccessLine Technologies Inc. said it granted rights to Glenayre Technologies Inc. and its Glenayre Electronics subsidiary to use AccessLine’s call routing and monitoring technologies. According to AccessLine, Glenayre previously …

The country’s three largest long-distance phone companies-AT&T Corp., MCI Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp.-have each announced they are offering their 800-number customers the ability to block toll-free calls originating from …

NORCROSS, Ga.-USCI Inc., which owns cellular and paging provider Ameritel, announced it has proposed a private placement of $15 million to $25 million of convertible preferred securities. The company said …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glen-ayre Technologies Inc. and Wireless Access Inc. said Friday they completed their merger, in which Wireless Access shareholders received about $82 million in cash. Wireless Access option holders also …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. is on its way to a rout in the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, leading its closest competitor in the race for licenses by nearly $29 …

The paging industry is gearing up for a fight over what one industry executive termed “one of the most important issues affecting our industry at this point.” The comment refers …

TEMPE, Ariz.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced that its paging services will by resold by Chicago-based 360

WASHINGTON-The continued growth of the paging industry can be attributed mainly to a sharp rise in consumer-oriented users over the past five years, according to the study “PageTrac ’97: Consumer …

Pre-Paid Solutions said it introduced a new debit conversion technology for the prepaid cellular market. The technology will be available this month under the name Pre-Cell Technology and Pre-Cell Chip. …

Combining paging technology and personal organizer, PageMart Wireless Inc. announced agreements with Motorola Inc. and 3Com Corp. and with Texas Instruments Inc. to bring messaging capabilities to 3Com’s PalmPilot handheld …

Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced that it signed a contract to provide a high-speed paging network in the Heilongjiang province of China for its Posts and Telecommunications Authority. Glenayre values the …

SEATTLE-Some 1,900 wireless data professionals gathered in Seattle last week to determine what future their long-struggling industry might have at Wireless APPS ’97. In this muggy Emerald City, they found …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service assigned a low-tier speculative grade rating of Caa1 to Telesystem International Wireless Inc.’s planned issue of $167 million in 10-year senior discount notes paying 10.5 percent …

NEW YORK-Telephone and Data Systems Inc., Chicago, said Oct. 21 it had filed a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering $400 million of “Trust Originated Preferred Securities,” …