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Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc., sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Labour, announced it completed a $3 million equity investment as part of a $15 million financing package with co-investors …

Over a cup of coffee one Saturday morning, Jai Bhagat decided to try his luck with a new spinoff company called Mtel. That was eight years ago. Today he is …

AT&T Wireless Services has unveiled personal Air Communications Technology, a new open standards-based architecture for two-way messaging that the company expects will become an industry standard for narrowband personal communications …

Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of terrestrial-based, two-way mobile data operators based on interviews with industry contacts. The chart is arranged alphabetically since …

The two-way paging system recently launched by SkyTel Corp. is reasonably priced and clearly takes the paging industry across the threshold into next-century applications, say wireless analysts. “The market is …

Two-way paging provides a ramp of opportunity for handheld computers, but the telecommunications industry and computer manufacturers still have a few differences to overcome. For instance, telecommunications operators give away …

Accelerating consolidation in the wireless industry engulfs yet another prominent company as MobileMedia Corp. agrees to acquire BellSouth Corp.’s MobileComm paging subsidiary and its two-way nationwide narrowband personal communications services …

Kathy Maloney has been named director of the New Product and Service Development Lab at BellSouth Cellular Corp. Maloney previously was with IBM Corp. for more than 20 years, most …

True to its claim that it would launch two-way paging by mid-year, SkyTel Corp. is turning on commercial service Sept. 19 in 30 to 50 markets throughout the country. With …

JACKSON, Miss.-Prince, the Holland, Mich., supplier of automotive interior systems, and SkyTel Corp., the Jackson, Miss., wireless messaging service provider, said they have agreed to form an alliance to develop …

The wireless industry is certainly capturing a few people’s attention these days. The House has designed legislation that would supersede arguments on the legalities of an entrepreneur auction. If the …

It appears the next wave of paging is as diverse as its players. While SkyTel Corp. is only a short time away from launching its network, other large players systematically …

Editor’s Note: The following information is a protion of a Smith Barney Inc. analysis released Aug. 10. From time to time, RCR prints investment opinions and summaries about publicly traded …

Vigorous consolidation in the U.S. paging industry continues as MobileMedia Corp. closes its $188.5 million purchase of the paging and messaging business of South Carolina-based Dial Page Inc. The rest …

WASHINGTON-Resale could become a powerful force in wireless telephony in the coming years, bringing an odd mix of competition and commerce to facilities-based carriers. Resale has experienced modest success in …

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. turned itself into a national wireless powerhouse last week by signing cellular resale agreements with AT&T Corp., GTE Corp., BellSouth Corp., Frontier Corp. and the AirTouch Communications …

The purchase of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. is a good short-term strategy for MCI Communications Corp., but the nation’s second largest long-distance company will need to acquire some infrastructure to …

Thomas A. Barlett was named president of the Northeast regional territory for the Bell Atlantic Mobile and Nynex Mobile joint venture. Barlett will be responsible for sales, marketing, engineering, asministration, …

As the onset of narrowband personal communications services nears, the industry is abuzz about what promises to be the next wave of wireless wonder. But for many narrowband providers-to-be, it …

As one company fine-tunes its debut for narrowband personal communications services, others bide their time by determining market position and devising rollout strategies. SkyTel Corp.-through its PCS bidding entity Destineer …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-CompuServe Inc. has teamed up with a number of wireless companies to enhance mobility for professionals on the road through its Stay In Charge services. Through individual agreements with …

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. is introducing nationwide wireless messaging in Peru through a joint venture with Tele 2000, called SkyTel del Peru. Mtel International owns 45 percent of SkyTel …

HARTFORD, Conn.-Message Center USA is teaming with Continental Paging Corp. of Canada to offer an integrated North American paging service between Canada and the United States on their common 900 …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. reported a 50 percent increase in net income for fiscal year 1994, ended June 30 for a record $15.1 million, or $1.20 per share. Fiscal 1994 …

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire United States Paging Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at about $35 million. Headquartered in Wayne, …