ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services affiliate, launched its SunCom digital wireless service in Oxford, Miss., and Fort Smith, Ark., bringing the total number of markets with SunCom service to 30."Oxford and Fort Smith are important cities in their own right, and...
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., which markets its service under the SunCom brand name, completed the second phase of its network construction by launching digital wireless service in eight additional Southeastern markets."By accelerating our buildout, we completed construction of Phase 2 and several Phase 3...
Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. reported more than 40,000 subscribers had signed up for the company's wireless communications service as of March 31, an increase of 43 percent from the same period last year.Cellular antenna systems provider Metawave Communications Corp. announced the initial public offering...
STAMFORD, Conn.-i3 Mobile Inc., a personalized wireless Internet content and commerce services provider, said TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, will offer i3 Mobile services to its SunCom digital wireless customers."This is our first step in offering wireless data, and i3...
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. reported it launched its SunCom digital wireless service in Lake Charles, La.Along with the new launch, TeleCorp also announced the installation of an additional Lucent 5E switch to its New Orleans switch facility to support its expanding network in the...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s two largest affiliates, TeleCorp PCS Inc. and Tritel Inc., agreed to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction.The deal is valued at about $5.3 billion.TeleCorp is AT&T Wireless' largest affiliate, with 142,231 subscribers at the end of last year and markets...
DENVER, United States-AT&T Wireless Services' two largest affiliates, TeleCorp PCS and Tritel, agreed to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction. The deal is valued at about US$5.3 billion. Both carriers operate TDMA networks.TeleCorp is AT&T Wireless' largest affiliate with 142,231 subscribers at the end...
NEW ORLEANS-While Florida State was the main story at the Nokia-sponsored Sugar Bowl, wireless communications was making its own news with the first successful completion of a two-way transmission of short messaging service using an Internet application on a Time Division Multiple Access network.The...
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. has swam into 12 additional Southeast markets, bringing a total of 37 markets into the company's service area. As the first member of the AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network, Triton entered 27 new markets in 1999, and according to the...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. selected Transcept Inc. to help the carrier extend its personal communications services network using Transcept's TransCell 1900TM PCS-Over-Microwave system.Trancept's focus is on offering equipment that helps carriers deploy and improve their networks while building fewer towers...
NEW YORK-Tritel Inc., a Jackson, Miss.-based personal communications services affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., plans to go public just in time for Christmas.Tritel registered Nov. 18 for an initial public offering of 9.375 million shares in a price range of $15-$17 each. Goldman...
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. opened a new customer care call center in its Memphis, Tenn., market, said the company.The 46,000-square-foot facility provides customer service and inbound telesales operations for TeleCorp's SunCom markets in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La.; Memphis; Little Rock, Fayetteville...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. said it will begin marketing personal communication services phones and services under a strategic agreement signed with TeleCorp PCS Inc., an affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.The deal calls for Metrocall to sell TeleCorp's SunCom digital phone service with voice mail,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it initiated service in Puerto Rico under the SunCom brand name. It is the company's largest market-3.8 million people.TeleCorp said it will sell the SunCom service through major retailers, including Office Max, Let's Talk Cellular and Farmacias...
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. acquired AT&T's Puerto Rico personal communications services license, said the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed."Wireless growth in Puerto Rico is equal to the U.S., and monthly usage is like that of landline. With our AT&T affiliation and...
NASHUA, N.H.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. launched its SunCom digital wireless services in Concord, Manchester and Nashua, N.H., and Worcester and Auburn, Mass. Launches in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass., soon will follow, said TeleCorp.A member of the AT&T Wireless Network, the SunCom service...
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. awarded a statement processing services contract to International Billing Services, according to the billing company. Under the terms of the agreement, IBS also will provide statement design services.TeleCorp PCS elected to use IBS' BookBill format and its ExactView...
NEW YORK-TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, Tuesday plans to debut its first commercial market, from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, La., at Wireless '99.Later in the quarter, TeleCorp, an F-block personal communications services carrier, expects to roll out commercially its...
MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network of affiliate, announced it selected SunCom as the brand name for its wireless network in the Southeast.The company is building a wireless network in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and northeastern Tennessee. These...
The nascent 220 MHz industry reached another milestone last month when non-nationwide licensees almost were forced to fish or cut bait. As of March 11, anywhere between 3,600 and 3,800 prospective operators who have been waiting for the regulatory morass surrounding the startup of...
