NEW YORK-As Omnipoint Communications Inc. sprints toward the Nov. 14 commercial launch of its personal communications service in the New York City metropolitan area, two hurdles remain: Nynex and NIMBY.But when Omnipoint opens for business this week, there will be no disclaimers and no fine...
WASHINGTON-AirTouch Communications Inc. entered the interconnection-order fray by filing an emergency motion to modify the appeals-court stay of the order. The carrier believes some non-pricing issues essential to wireless carriers were put on hold by mistake.The San Francisco-based company sought to have three sections...
WASHINGTON-As expected, the Federal Communications Commission refused to stay its recently adopted order regarding local competition and interconnection by denying last week a joint petition filed Aug. 28 by GTE Corp. and Southern New England Telephone Co. and a single motion filed Sept. 6...
It was suggested in a recent RCR article that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 answered the question of "Who is in charge here?" by clearly placing the Federal Communications Commission in charge of regulating the telecommunications industry. The new law was said to have...
ZK Celltest Inc. announced narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service measurement capability on the ZK-SAM/DX, a system access monitor. The company said the device interfaces with Motorola Inc.'s MicroTac dual-mode NAMPS phone and displays and collects NAMPS and enhanced AMPS call processing data. The DX...
WASHINGTON-Following the formal release Aug. 8 of intricate interconnection rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, incumbent local exchange carriers will have nine months following any request for interconnection from a commercial mobile radio services carrier to resolve any differences and to begin providing...
WASHINGTON-In a move that could chill other potential bidders, Sprint Corp. has taken itself out of the running for a multiyear federal government wireless provision contract that could be worth "a few hundred million" because it claims the General Services Administration already has decided...
A young company out of Santa Ana, Calif., proclaims its antenna technology increases the range for wireless devices 50 percent to 100 percent and eliminates digital interference with hearing aids and pacemakers.RangeStar Inc. spent several years in research, developing and testing its antenna technology,...
The top three executives of Metrocall Inc. convened a teleconference for journalists, analysts and stockholders Jan. 3 that they said was intended largely to dispel widespread rumors of a top-level management shake-up.Metrocall officers consider the rumors, which Chief Executive Officer Christopher Kidd vehemently denied,...
Happy New Year!The mark of a new year tradition ally brings resolutions for the fu ture and reflections on the past. That holds true for the wireless industry as well.What will 1996 bring this indus try? Some early economic indicators the most publicized being...
WASHINGTON-The Republican revolution two years ago that forced Democrats to relinquish control of Congress for the first time in 40 years may have produced one of the next top telecommunications policymakers on Capitol Hill.Rick White is a 42-year-old freshman from Washington's 1st District, home...
With all the recent regulatory changes from the Federal Communications Commission, mobile service providers now, more than ever, need to keep abreast of new rules and regulations affecting their services.Most private carriers and specialized mobile radio operators do just fine without consulting attorneys and...
WASHINGTON-A government plan limiting bidding credits in 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auctions to small businesses has drawn the wrath of Federal Communications Commission member Andrew Barrett."It appears the commission is abandoning its policy and rules designed to enhance ownership opportunities in other technologies...
WASHINGTON-Telephone Electronics Corp., prompted by a deal with PCS PrimeCo L.P., last week dropped its legal challenge to auction rules, clearing the way for the sale of digital pocket telephone system licenses to women, minorities, small businesses and rural telephone companies this summer.The surprising...
Cellular carriers and manufacturers need to appreciate the value of analog technology well into the future if they want to succeed, said industry consultants at an annual strategic cellular and wireless radio seminar.For the first time in the seven-year history of the seminar, presented...
