WASHINGTON-A U.S. district court judge in New York ruled March 12 that Joseph Viggiano, a principal of telemarketing concern Micom Corp., was guilty of selling fraudulent Federal Communications Commission paging license application services, forcing Viggiano to post a $500,000 performance bond against any future...
Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay areaCellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with the launch, Cellular One is premiering a simplified rate plan and an off-the-shelf retail package.Features...
WASHINGTON-The Strategis Group announced it expects wireless phone service to become just as "ubiquitous as traditional wireline residential service," in the United States within five to seven years."The increased distribution, lower pricing and increase in diversity of services resulting from PCS competition will be...
After a year of sweeping talented executives away from competing companies and setting the stage for strongly anticipated success, Philips Consumer Communications doesn't blink when it says it expects to be one of the top three handset providers by 2000.The Netherlands-based electronics giant was...
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services will continue to provide statement production services to Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc. A new contract extends the companies' original agreement by five years.IBS has worked with CBIS for seven years, providing services including management of statement data...
Fear is a powerful emotion. It keeps people behind locked doors. It makes them give up their chance to find the love of their lives. It keeps them from pursuing their dreams and reaching their potential.When you consider the incredible impact fear has in...
NEW YORK-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. "is right on target for the (late) April introduction of its SkyWord Plus caller acknowledgement paging," John T. Stupka, president and chief executive officer, said Feb. 27.The new nationwide offering, provided over a proprietary narrowband personal communications services system,...
Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which "allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on," said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link.Today RoamEx is rapidly becoming the ticket to global roaming.RoamEx exchanges caller data between different wireless carriers'...
WASHINGTON-A settlement agreement between seven radio common carriers that have been squabbling since 1988 over a 931 MHz paging channel in New York City finally was cleared by the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Feb. 19.The slate of 931 MHz winners has been...
NEW YORK-Led by technology companies in communications and software, 1996 was a record year for venture capital investments, and it may therefore be a tough act to follow."Venture capital investments exceeded $9.5 billion in 1996, a 25 percent increase over calendar (year) 1995, with...
The separate statement by embattled FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong on the 2.3 GHz (auction it till it hertz) ruling last week helps explain why President Clinton should reappoint her for a second term.Chong, expressing her support of the agency's decision not to apply the...
WASHINGTON-Following the conclusion of last year's C-block personal communications services auction and of its 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, several winners that made their required down payments defaulted in one way or another on their second payments.Those second payments would have brought winners'...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-Indus Inc., a new personal communications services company based in Milwaukee, announced Feb. 11 a vendor financing agreement with Hughes Network Systems Inc. and a roaming agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc.Indus is the first winner of Federal Communications Commission C-block...
A cellular operator with New England properties launched a digital cellular network on the specialized mobile radio frequency in Hawaii, saying it is the first non-traditional cellular company to accomplish this feat.Officials with Atlantic Cellular Co. of Colchester, Vt., said they have explored the...
WALTHAM, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. said it will use its Customer Acquisition System to streamline the customer acquisition process for eight of the 10 largest A- and B-block personal communications services license holders.Carriers that have signed contracts with Lightbridge include Aerial Communications Inc., AT&T Wireless Services...
NEW YORK-"We are involved in a merger at 2,000 feet of two behemoths," said Ivan Seidenberg, chief executive officer of Nynex Corp., in a speech Jan. 28 to the Financial Women's Association of New York.The pending merger with Bell Atlantic Corp., which both companies...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Messaging Group received an order for paging infrastructure equipment from ProNet Inc. Glenayre values the contract at $3.5 million.According to the agreement, Glenayre will provide its GL-T8500/T8600 transmitters, GL-C2000 controllers and GL-S2164 satellite receivers to expand ProNet's network coverage....
Philips Consumer Communications introduced its Fizz analog mobile phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Fizz phone offers 40 hours of standby time and 220 minutes of talk time with the extended battery option. It has a 26-character, three-line display, a notebook to store...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said its first quarter 1997 revenues exceeded last year's record first quarter revenues which included a significant increase in purchasing by local telephone companies as a result of AT&T's restructuring.Lucent reported revenues of $7.9 billion, seven percent more than...
Odyssey signs ChinaSat asservice providerOdyssey Telecommunications International Inc. signed on its first service provider, China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp. The Odyssey mobile satellite system, which is scheduled to begin service in 2001, will allow subscribers to use a pocket-sized mobile phone or a fixed...
NEW YORK-Companies looking to finance their growth might very well find a warm welcome for their securities in the private placement market.Not only is that market robust and growing, but investor demand has outstripped available supply, according to speakers at the "Private Placements Industry...
Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. introduced its SCH-1011, a personal communications services handset using Code Division Multiple Access technology, and SCH-110, a cellular dual-mode CDMA handset. The products include menu-driven interfaces to access functions like messaging and memory. Other features include caller ID, call timer,...
NEW YORK-The public capital markets were not kind to personal communications services companies in 1996, but 1997 is looking a bit more hopeful."The seven publicly traded PCS players not only under-performed but negatively performed the market, down 10.5 percent, while the S&P 500 was...
The Secretary of Communications in Argentina announced concrete plans to award two personal communications services licenses in early to mid-1997.Initially, the two PCS licenses will be granted for 30 megahertz, with an option for an additional 5 megahertz, but a total of 120 megahertz...
