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Small- and medium-sized dispatch radio operators gathering at the 21st annual International Wireless Communications Expo this week in Las Vegas will recognize each other as the fierce competitors they are …

Paging stocks haven’t budged much from their spot in Wall Street’s basement. PCS companies continue to delay plans to go public. Pocket is trying to reorganize its operations under Chapter …

The lack of certain infrastructure testing equipment will slow the rate at which many digital wireless telecommunications providers roll out service, says a Maryland-based test equipment manufacturer. “We’ll probably see …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $325 million, a level below the same quarter a year ago but ahead of analysts estimates. The announcement was made public April 7 …

The Federal Communications Commission released a hearing order to allow an administrative judge to examine whether paging operator MobileMedia Corp. is fit to hold its licenses. The Order to Show …

WASHINGTON-In its 1996 annual report released last week, MCI Communications Corp. waxed eloquent on its successes in the local exchange, the international market, its partnership with British Telecom plc and …

Total Access Communications, a wireless operator in Thailand, has relatively strong credit protection measures due to low levels of wired and wireless penetration and heavy demand for telecommunications services, according …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Group said it began testing its two-way data paging system with PageMart Wireless Inc. PageMart recently selected Glenayre to build its second ReFLEX25 narrowband …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. agreed to supply paging products and services to RadioShack. PageMart said it already is shipping products to more than 3,700 RadioShack stores, which will begin selling pagers …

WASHINGTON-Key wireless initiatives are caught in the grip of legislative inertia that has paralyzed Congress and the White House and shaken the foundations of both institutions in the aftermath of …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USCI Inc., said it will expand its cellular service in 25 areas. Ameritel is a non-facilities-based cellular and paging service provider. …

NEW YORK-American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc. launched “Personalized PIN,” a transcription text service enhancement that Sidney Mandel, company president, said is new to the alphanumeric paging industry. Standard personal identification …

For a cellular carrier competing in a growing marketplace, value-added services translate into more revenue. A small Silicon Valley development firm plans to deliver on that concept. San Jose, Calif.-based …

WASHINGTON-When all is said and done at the Federal Communications Commission, the auctions ended and the money counted, some 14,745 megahertz of spectrum from all parts of the chart will …

Xypoint Corp. named Jim Thornton chief financial officer with responsibility for all accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Prior to joining the company, Thornton was president and …

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) has drafted spectrum auction legislation designed to rein in what has become a high-stakes wireless licensing process driven increasingly by budget forces, possibly …

Marketing may be everything. The technical properties of cellular and personal communications services-some similar, some different-balance out when vying for customers. How carriers decide to exploit technical advantages to win …

Competition began in earnest last week in Singapore when the nation’s second operator launched service. To try to ensure even more competition, the government announced it expects to call for …

NEW YORK-In a most serious transaction notwithstanding its April 1 announcement date, SBC Communications Inc. became the proud parent of Pacific Telesis Group in a $16.5 billion merger said to …

“This is a fight for the total telecommunication system, and we’re not going to play defense,” said John E. Rooney from his new office as president of Ameritech Consumer Services. …

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. last week launched a World Wide Web site at www.rcrnews.com. Visitors to the Web site will have access to the latest industry news through daily updates as …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. said it plans to launch its Frequency Hopping Multiple Access network in the Tampa, Fla., market on April 30. Tampa will be Geotek’s ninth major metropolitan …

Nationwide Network Services has teamed with MTV Network and Motorola Inc. to create a nationwide paging initiative aimed at teenagers and young adults. The promotion follows the likes of a …

Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile began integrating DSC Communications Corp.’s INfusion Signal Transfer Point W/2 into its cellular network. The INfusion STP W/2 provides packet switching of Signaling System 7 signaling …

NEW YORK-A happy marriage of convenience is taking place among billboard companies and wireless communications carriers looking for antenna sites. “It’s something that just seems to be coming around the …