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AirTouch Cellular launched Caller ID service in the Puget Sound area of western Washington. The service is available using Motorola Inc., Audiovox Corp. and Nokia Corp. narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service `MegaPhones,' said the company. The service is available for $4 per month.Northern Telecom...

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InterCel completes Maine sub. saleInterCel Inc. completed the sale of its Maine cellular subsidiary last week for the purchase price of about $77 million.InterCel said it will use the money to fund its personal communications services subsidiary, Powertel Inc.Georgia-based InterCel sold Unity Cellular Systems...

BELLSOUTH CHALKING UP CONTRACTS FOR CELLEMETRY

Cellemetry Data Service has signed eight new contracts since it was launched almost a year ago, and now provides total coverage to 125 million pops in North America.The service was developed by BellSouth Corp. in the early 1990s, and launched commercially 10 months ago....

RURAL TELCOS WITH BIG BACKING TAKE PART IN LAST SPECTRUM SALE

Judging from information provided in Form 175s submitted prior to the Federal Communications Commission's auction of D-, E- and F-block personal communications services licenses, small rural telephone companies-backed by established telecom heavy hitters-are taking advantage of this last big sale of spectrum. Even though...

APT JOINS CELLULAR CARRIER TO PAIR WIRELESS OFFERINGS

Alexandria, Minn.-based Rural Cellular Corp. said it plans to offer personal communications services and cellular service to customers in portions of Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin through a joint venture with American Portable Telecom Inc.The two companies have signed a letter of intent to...