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NORWELL, Mass.-Europe’s mobile communications services market is expected to jump to $30 billion by 1998, while the continent’s mobile communications equipment market will see sales revenue of $8.1 billion by …

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. announced the newspaper will be printed weekly beginning Jan. 1 to keep its readers better informed about the constantly changing wireless telecommunications industry. “The wireless industry is …

WASHINGTON-The number of mobile data subscribers can be expected to double by 2000 as more equipment and data networks become available, according to a new study by Economic & Management …

Paging Network Inc. completed the purchase of the paging assets of California-based International Paging Corp. effective Sept. 1. PageNet said it will acquire 50,000 IPC paging customers in California, Colorado, …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. said that Harry L. Brock Jr. has withdrawn his request to be reinstated as company president, as well as his complaint against certain directors of the company. …

M.W.M. announced the Wave Shadow 1000, a product that automatically mutes or shuts down any vehicle radio when a portable or fixed cellular phone rings, or when outgoing calls are …

PLANO, Texas-Paging Network Inc. has given CNET Inc. an increased engineering design consulting role in the development of PageNet’s two-way, narrowband network. CNET, also based in Plano, provides RF design …

It appears the next wave of paging is as diverse as its players. While SkyTel Corp. is only a short time away from launching its network, other large players systematically …

ATLANTA-TGA Systems Inc. has installed a TGA Prism II paging system in Russia for start-up Moscow operator, Conversion-7. TGA also has expanded its Prism II terminal in Changzhou, China. Conversion-7 …

Teletouch Communications Inc. recently doubled its customer base and fattened its South Central U.S. footprint with the acquisition of the paging assets of Dial-A-Page Inc. for $49.8 million. The privately …

Editor’s Note: The following information is a protion of a Smith Barney Inc. analysis released Aug. 10. From time to time, RCR prints investment opinions and summaries about publicly traded …

The Intercarrier Service Bureau of GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. and Radio Shack have teamed up to offer consumers out-of-market cellular network activation, GTE announced. Retail stores previously have only activated …

After a majority vote Aug. 2 by Metrocall Inc.’s board of directors not to reappoint Harry L. Brock Jr. as president of the company, Brock filed a lawsuit in Delaware …

SEOUL, South Korea-Under a contract valued at $540 million, AT&T Corp. said it plans to supply Korea Mobile Telecom with wireless infrastructure equipment for KMT’s nationwide cellular network. Terms of …

WASHINGTON-How did a well-intentioned government program to create business opportunities for women, minorities, small businesses and rural telephone companies in the most explosive sector of the telecommunications industry-wireless-become such a …

Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector introduced the MCS 2000 line of mobile radios. The radios are built on a flexible platform that the company said is software configurable and …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. expects to gain 8,000 paging subscribers through a $7.5 million cash purchase of Celpage Inc., as specified in definitive agreements between the companies. PageNet completed acquisitions of …

PriCellular Corp. has appointed Mary Tavernini as director of sales and marketing for Cellular One of the upper peninsula of Michigan. She formerly worked for BellSouth Cellular Corp. in Milwaukee …

Noting the Federal Communications Commission recently ended state regulation of cellular service rates in California, AirTouch Cellular Communications Inc. announced lower prices and new service plans in its Los Angeles …

Vigorous consolidation in the U.S. paging industry continues as MobileMedia Corp. closes its $188.5 million purchase of the paging and messaging business of South Carolina-based Dial Page Inc. The rest …

CHESAPEAKE, Va.-MAP Mobile Communications Inc. said it deployed the FLEX high-speed paging protocol from Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group on its nationwide alphanumeric paging network. “The rapid growth of our …

WASHINGTON-The entrepreneur block auction for personal communications services licenses that was to begin next week has been postponed again in what has turned into a legal quagmire and an embarrassing …

WASHINGTON-Resale could become a powerful force in wireless telephony in the coming years, bringing an odd mix of competition and commerce to facilities-based carriers. Resale has experienced modest success in …

DALLAS-The number of players in the paging industry continues to shrink with Paging Network Inc.’s latest series of acquisitions. PageNet recently paid $6 million for the transmission network and operating …

JACKSON, Miss.-MobileComm is introducing CityLink Now&Then, designed to meet the needs of infrequent travelers. Customers who are going outside of their local coverage area can activate the service via the …