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Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced it will supply equipment for narrowband personal communications services to Paging Network Inc. under a contract agreement. PageNet will use the equipment to beta test its …

While some microwave incumbents are being unreasonable, others are negotiating fairly, reaching agreements and making plans to move their microwave links from the 2 GHz spectrum, according to telecom and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s proposed microwave relocation cost-sharing plan would free personal communications services operators of their financial obligation to 2 GHz fixed users by 2005, a policy shift that …

WASHINGTON-The regulatory environment for personal communications services is still evolving as policymakers try to determine how next-generation pocket telephone systems fit into a telecommunications industry undergoing historic change and evaluate …

Wireless operators continue to line up behind one of the seven technologies that will be used for personal communications services, solidifying the formation of PCS technology camps and leading to …

SEOUL, South Korea-The Republic of Korea has postponed selection of licensees for seven new telecommunications services including personal communications services, second-generation cordless telephony and trunked radio services until after the …

Globalstar L.P. has landed three separate agreements to deliver mobile satellite service in 18 African nations. The company expects its global roaming services will benefit intercontinental travelers and rural fixed-site …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission early next year will hold a spectrum summit as policymakers rethink fundamental programs that have governed the airwaves for a half century, instead turning to the …

On a recent trip across Europe to visit some of the major operators and manufacturers of the blossoming cellular industry there, I was asked to describe the state of the …

Telecommunications officials in India are set to issue the remaining licenses for cellular service in the next few weeks, just as initial licensees are beginning to launch their systems in …

WASHINGTON-Congress’ desire to raise $14 billion over the next seven years from expanded spectrum auctions has turned into a fierce debate about whether that goal can be attained without auctioning …

I hereby nominate NBC President Robert Wright official spokesman of the cellular telephone industry. That’s right, the same Bob Wright who warned lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee last week …

WASHINGTON-The GOP-led Congress this fall will tackle landmark budget and telecommunications bills as part of a legislative agenda so sweeping and historic in scope that the outcome may well determine …

Hindsight is best. Had I been able to anticipate what I call the Greed Factor-the behavior of a growing number of microwave incumbents in the 1.8 to 2.2 GHz band …

WASHINGTON-Congress, in a move that has raised constitutional questions, is pushing legislation that would end entrepreneur block auction litigation and open the way for the sale of more personal communications …

American Paging Inc. is restructuring three of its key operating areas – sales and marketing, administration and customer service – to achieve an improved customer mix, reduced administrative costs and …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Secret Service arrested six alleged computer hackers and seized more than 20 computer systems during an undercover fraud investigation that encompassed seven states. Agents targeted people using the …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Dial Page Inc. has closed the sale of its paging business to MobileMedia Corp. for $188.5 million consisting of cash and the assumption of Dial Page’s $85 million in …

Westlink Paging has acquired the assets of Telecomm Systems Inc., a paging firm based in Portland, Ore., representing 85,000 additional paging units in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Colorado. …

German powerhouse RWE Energie AG has its telecom engine revving, awaiting a license to drive. The diversified conglomerate has an extensive telecom network already in place and is gearing up …

WASHINGTON-Is this the future? The Progress & Freedom Foundation, the libertarian think tank of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., that wants to abolish the Federal Communications Commission, would be proud. …

WASHINGTON-A campaign that officially kicks off this week to fight the planned giveaway of digital TV channels to broadcasters is partially funded by the cellular telephone industry, which fears any …

NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. announced it entered into an agreement to sell about $60 million aggregate principal amount of PriCellular’s senior subordinated convertible discount notes to an institutional investor at an …

Final tender documents for two Global System for Mobile communications licenses in Poland will be available next month, and several U.S. firms intend to figure prominently in the deal. Bids …

An AirTouch Communications Inc. consortium is scheduled to launch Spain’s first private cellular system on Oct. 3, on the heels of the government operator’s launch of a similar service. The …