Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. should have been ranked 14th on RCR's Top 20 PCS Operators list (Nov. 24, 1997).The company has 24.3 million pops and 66,000 subscribers at the end of the third quarter. Powertel has 22 operational markets in the Southeast...
As wireless industry leaders continue to tout convergence as the next frontier for the industry, one Southeastern carrier has quietly pulled itself ahead of the game.Alltel Communications Inc. significantly increased its wireless footprint as a result of the D-, E-and F-block personal communications services...
Even though Powertel Inc. added 21,000 subscribers during the third quarter, the company was stung with a 42-percent increase in churn from the previous quarter.The carrier, which closed the three-month period ended Sept. 30 with 66,000 total PCS subscribers, said its PCS churn increased...
NEW YORK-Working with Ericsson Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc., Powertel Inc. has just completed a successful "beam firing antenna" trial.The beam firing antenna array, tested in Auburn, Ala., increases efficiency by more than 20 percent and maximizes the linear distance that transmissions can travel,...
MACON-WARNER ROBINS, Ga.-More than 300,000 residents here now have access to personal communications services, as Powertel Inc. launched its service last week.The company uses Global System for Mobile communications technology with subscriber identity module cards. Powertel said it now provides commercial PCS in 19...
If you look at maps of the United States that depict the 1900 MHz coverage for the nation's three primary digital standards, it appears each standard will cover a great deal of the country.In the future, that is, because illustrations of coverage footprints are...
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications Inc. launched its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis., and will open its first retail store for Appleton in May. The company said it is the first C-block license winner to launch service.Airadigm said it plans to add...
WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. launched its Huntsville, Ala., market. The company said it is the 16th market up since it initially launched service in October."Huntsville is a valuable addition to our network," said Allen Smith, president and chief executive officer...
As part of a holiday promotion, Powertel Inc. is offering unlimited local calling within its entire coverage area for $50 per month for all of next year. Customers who sign up before Jan. 18 will become "Prestige Partners" and will receive priority offerings for...
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services will provide statement processing and presentment services to Powertel Inc. for its new base of personal communications services customers, under a five-year agreement.Powertel, a wholly owned subsidiary of InterCel Inc., is a PCS provider licensed to offer service...
ATLANTA-LHS Communications Systems Inc. announced it has licensed its Business Support and Control System to Powertel Inc. of West Point, Ga.The agreement follows recent licensing agreements with American Portable Telecom Inc. for personal communication services in major trading areas covering 27.3 million people, and...
WASHINGTON-It's still a low-numbers game as the second week of the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services auction winds down, and there still aren't many surprises to report. However, no markets are going for less than $1,000, as of the end of Round...
