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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hamburger and French fries? Probably McDonalds. Think of a pair of tennis shoes, and you probably …

A new pricing study released by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. indicates U.S. mobile phone carriers battled it out for high-end wireless customers in 1998. Prices did not fall as …

Customers want their questions answered the way they want and in the most convenient manner possible, say mobile phone carriers and analysts. As carriers try to understand how their customers …

Diablo Research Company said it plans to use Motorola Inc.’s ReFLEX chipset to extend two-way paging transmission to utility-related applications by integrating the technology into computers, consumer devices and industrial …

WASHINGTON-The future of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association has become clouded by the anticipated departure of Nextel Communications Inc., the nation’s top dispatch radio operator and a major underwriter of …

NEW YORK-World Access Inc., Atlanta, which has been targeted recently by shareholder lawsuits related to its recent acquisitions and share price volatility, said it expects most of its 1999 revenues …

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. and EuroTel Bratislava said they have signed a $51 million contract to expand EuroTel’s Global System for Mobile communications system in Slovakia. Under the terms of the contract, …

Utah state representative Ralph Becker said he has withdrawn his bid to ban drivers from using wireless phones. “After careful consideration, I have decided not to introduce legislation limiting the …

BALTIMORE-At press time Friday, Judge E. Stephen Derby told parties in the Pocket Communications Inc. bankruptcy case he would make a decision in the latest round of this convoluted case …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it signed new affiliation agreements with seven companies. Sprint PCS has signed 16 affiliates to date, representing licensed personal communications services coverage of more than …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it added 67,000 new personal communications services customers during the fourth quarter, ending 1998 with more than 295,000 customers. New PCS customers on post-paid service …

As the end of the millennium approaches, it is worth pondering whether the recent bout of mergers and acquisitions are precedents to some colossal event of biblical proportions or merely …

NEW YORK-GTE Network Services, Irving, Texas, rolled out a program last month to move wireless directory assistance off the shoulder of the road and into the fast lane of the …

Zetron Zetron Inc. launched the Model Z907 PCS Fault Finder, which provides fast notification of power amplifier and antenna problems at personal communications services sites. The PCS Fault Finder monitors …

We are witnesses to history in the making. Yes, yes, tomorrow’s students will study the impeachment of President Clinton in History class (now isn’t that something to look forward to), …

NEW YORK-Start-up American companies searching the financing firmament for venture capital might do better by setting their sights upward toward the hidden realm occupied by angels. Angel investors are high-net-worth …

NEW YORK-Just in time for the holidays, glad tidings have arrived from the Windy City in the form of worldwide telecommunications infrastructure construction and deployment financing. Chicago-based U.S. RealTel Inc., …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a Global System for Mobile communications expansion contract with Guangxi Post and Telecommunication Administration, valued at $160 million. Ericsson said Guangxi PTA began the first …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched its personal communications services network in several key markets as part of the expansion of its nationwide network. …

Supra Products Inc. won a contract from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide its TRACcess electronic access control system at AT&T Wireless cell sites in its central region, said the …

WASHINGTON-The current Federal Communications Commission plan for public-safety digital-only operations in the 700 MHz band (746-806 MHz) will lead to unused spectrum for as long as seven years, the Association …

WASHINGTON-Any good will House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston (R-La.) hopes to bring to the 106th Congress could evaporate quickly if a deal is not struck with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt …

Horizon Personal Communications Inc. launched its personal communications services network in seven basic trading areas in Ohio and West Virginia, under an affiliate agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. Horizon, which …

As I debate again this year whether to actually make mashed potatoes to bring to the family Thanksgiving dinner or whether to buy them and pretend I made them (you …

PENSACOLA, Fla.-BellSouth Mobility Inc. launched personal communications services in northwest Florida, including Panama City, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala and Tampa. The company’s licenses in northwest Florida include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa …