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  • #TBT: Sprint does not need more spectrum; AT&T to buy Vanguard Cellular … this week in 1998

    by RCR Wireless News September 29, 2016
    by RCR Wireless News September 29, 2016

    Sprint broke with the wireless industry in stating it did not need more spectrum for 3G services, while AT&T moved to acquire Vanguard Cellular … 18 years ago this week …

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  • #TBT: Sprint restructures for cable split; Enron IoT plans … this week in 1998

    by RCR Wireless News May 26, 2016
    by RCR Wireless News May 26, 2016

    Sprint restructure plans progress in move to allow cable split, while Enron moves forward on IoT plans … 18 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all …

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  • #MWC15: SK Telecom looks to spread LTE experience

    by Dan Meyer March 5, 2015
    by Dan Meyer March 5, 2015

    SK Telecom announces trio of MoUs tapping into LTE network experience South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom said it has signed memorandum of understandings at this week’s Mobile World Congress …

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  • SK Telecom sells entire stake in Skytel

    by Sandra Cuya January 17, 2011
    by Sandra Cuya January 17, 2011

    SK Telecom | January 14, 2011 | Press Release SEOUL, Jan 14, 2011 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Thursday …

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  • Reality Check: The decade of ‘C’

    by RCR Wireless News January 4, 2011
    by RCR Wireless News January 4, 2011

    Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The “twenty-teens” will …

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  • Bringing paging into the future: Healthcare field targeted for paging-enabled smartphones

    by RCR Wireless News February 6, 2009
    by RCR Wireless News February 6, 2009

    A developer of wireless enterprise solutions claims it has combined the advantages of paging and mobile phones into one service that can be accessed with a smartphone.Onset Technology is targeting …

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  • Velocita, SkyTel set to tackle M2M space

    by RCR Wireless News November 13, 2008
    by RCR Wireless News November 13, 2008

    Two companies with lengthy wireless histories have merged into one entity that is geared to tackle the machine-to-machine market.Velocita Wireless L.L.C. and SkyTel are launching their new business plan this …

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  • By the Numbers: Top Tower Companies for the Second Quarter of 2008

    by RCR Wireless News October 31, 2008
    by RCR Wireless News October 31, 2008

    The companies listed below represent the largest independent national and regional tower companies in the United States for the second quarter of 2008. American Tower and Crown Castle continue to …

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  • Velocita nabs SkyTel’s paging service for $7.5M

    by RCR Wireless News June 16, 2008
    by RCR Wireless News June 16, 2008

    Bell Industries Inc. has finally gotten SkyTel off its plate. Velocita Wireless L.L.C. bought the division for $7.5 million, paying $3 million in closing, $3 million in 30 days and …

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  • Sprint Nextel to acquire broadband licenses from Bell for $13.5M

    by jscarbo June 21, 2007
    by jscarbo June 21, 2007

    Bell Industries Inc. said it would sell an undisclosed chunk of 2.5 GHz spectrum to Sprint Nextel Corp. for $13.5 million, pending approval by the Federal Communication Commission. FCC approval …

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  • Cell phones to mate with parking meters

    by RCR Wireless News December 8, 2006
    by RCR Wireless News December 8, 2006

    BURLINGTON, Mass.-ParkMagic is partnering with Verizon’s SkyTel to allow users to pay municipal parking fees with their phones.The Ireland-based company announced the U.S. debut of its mobile parking service, which …

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  • Bell Industries buys into paging with purchase of SkyTel from Verizon

    by RCR Wireless News November 16, 2006
    by RCR Wireless News November 16, 2006

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Verizon Communications Inc. is selling off a paging and wireless telemetry unit that it acquired when it purchased the former MCI Inc. earlier this year.Bell Industries Inc. agreed …

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  • SkyTel offers teenage driver tracking service

    by RCR Wireless News September 7, 2005
    by RCR Wireless News September 7, 2005

    CLINTON, Miss.-SkyTel, a unit of MCI Inc., launched a vehicle-tracking device targeted at parents of teenage drivers. The SkyTel SkyGuard device, which is about the size of a bar of …

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  • U.S. Wireless Online to merge with Air2Lan

    by RCR Wireless News February 15, 2005
    by RCR Wireless News February 15, 2005

    LOUISVILLE, Ky.-U.S. Wireless Online and Air2Lan have entered an agreement to merge. The companies said the transaction will create one of the largest wireless Internet broadband companies in the nation. …

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  • Nationwide paging down to one carrier

    by RCR Wireless News April 5, 2004
    by RCR Wireless News April 5, 2004

    Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation’s two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort to forestall massive revenue declines as …

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  • GSA re-instates MCI/WorldCom

    by RCR Wireless News January 8, 2004
    by RCR Wireless News January 8, 2004

    WASHINGTON-The General Services Administration Wednesday removed MCI/WorldCom from the exclusion list, allowing the company, which is emerging from bankruptcy after an accounting scandal, to again compete and be awarded government …

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  • WorldCom names five independent directors, faces new AT&T charges

    by Reily Gregson September 2, 2003
    by Reily Gregson September 2, 2003

    WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc., which is doing business under the name MCI, named five independent directors to its board late last month. Laurence Harris is a partner at the law firm of …

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  • WorldCom settles differences with Verizon Wireless

    by Reily Gregson September 1, 2003
    by Reily Gregson September 1, 2003

    WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon Wireless. As part of that scheme, …

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  • WorldCom now faces state court actions

    by Reily Gregson August 28, 2003
    by Reily Gregson August 28, 2003

    WASHINGTON-After settling with the federal government and admitting to more than $11 billion in accounting misdeeds, WorldCom Inc., parent to SkyTel Paging and recipient of a contract to build a …

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  • WorldCom, Verizon Wireless settle differences

    by Reily Gregson August 26, 2003
    by Reily Gregson August 26, 2003

    WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon Wireless. As part of that scheme, …

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  • GSA suspension will cost WorldCom

    by Reily Gregson August 12, 2003
    by Reily Gregson August 12, 2003

    WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc. said Monday that its suspension from doing business with the government could cost the company as much as $137 million by 2005. In a filing with the Securities …

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  • Judge approves WorldCom’s SEC settlement amid continued bickering

    by Reily Gregson August 7, 2003
    by Reily Gregson August 7, 2003

    WASHINGTON-The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of WorldCom Inc. on Wednesday approved the company’s settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “It represents additional validation of all the positive steps the …

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  • WorldCom faces bankruptcy confirmation delay, debarment from government work

    by Reily Gregson August 1, 2003
    by Reily Gregson August 1, 2003

    WASHINGTON-The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of WorldCom Inc., parent of SkyTel paging, delayed by two weeks the telecom giant’s confirmation hearing. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez’s decision followed a decision by …

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  • Paging auction nets $2.4M for a few thousand licenses

    by Reily Gregson June 9, 2003
    by Reily Gregson June 9, 2003

    A recently completed Federal Communications Commission paging spectrum auction generated about $2.4 million for a total of 2,832 licenses, numbers that come nowhere near the billions spent on other wireless …

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  • Paging splits as carriers find niche or try to expand beyond core

    by Reily Gregson May 26, 2003
    by Reily Gregson May 26, 2003

    The U.S. paging and messaging industry is still declining. Nationwide carriers are still losing thousands of customers every month-both one- and two-way subscribers-and there is no indication the tide will …

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