Teligent

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The market for broadband access services is on the verge of dramatic growth, and fixed terrestrial wireless systems are expected to play a big role, according to a new Strategis …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission regulatory procedures and wireless privacy have been put under the microscope by a federal appeals court here, following lawsuits by wireless firms and a former House Republican …

WASHINGTON-The previously announced Wireless Day at the Federal Communications Commission will occur June 10, said Thomas Sugrue, chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. “I am hopeful that (the agenda) …

Wireless broadband service has finally received attention from the likes of big telecom players Sprint Corp. and MCI WorldCom Inc. The race is on to access the local market and …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. announced it now is offering its high-bandwidth, local, long distance, high-speed data and Internet services to small- and mid-size businesses in San Diego and Sacramento, Calif. Teligent’s …

Safco Technologies Inc. announced the completion of TEC Cellular’s integration into the company. TEC Cellular’s products, services and training now will be sold under the Safco brand. Safco acquired TEC …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association last week urged the Federal Communications Commission to re-visit its rooftop access rules. The rules adopted in November to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996 …

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-The cable TV and wireless industries are poised to dominate the high-speed Internet access market, according to Datacomm Research Co.’s report, “Bandwidth Bonanza: High-Speed Internet Access Technologies, Markets and …

WASHINGTON-WebCel Communications Inc. continues to push forward with its challenge of a Federal Communications Commission 1997 decision to reallocate spectrum from the 18 GHz band to the 24 GHz band, …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent announced it has continued the rollout of its Digital SmartWave technology to the San Francisco Bay Area, after the initial launch in 10 markets last week. The company …

NEW YORK-Teligent Inc., Vienna, Va., opened for business Oct. 27, offering its bundled point-to-multipoint telecommunications services to small- and medium-size companies in 10 major cities. The commercial launch occurred in …

The race is on for local multipoint distribution service carriers to launch service, but many players remain confused about which services to offer and which markets to target. “One of …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. reported a net loss of $59.1 million for the second quarter on revenues of about $143,000, reflecting the company’s continued expenditures for network engineering, sales and marketing …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) last week accused the Federal Communications Commission of concocting a bogus national security issue to avoid attracting public attention to internal negotiations with …

The Federal Communications Commission affirmed a 1997 decision to move Teligent Inc. wireless local loop licenses from the 18 GHz band to the 24 GHz band. Laurence Harris, senior vice …

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WASHINGTON-In an action that provides insight into the complex policy issues simmering beneath the surface of the fiery debate on local competition, the Federal Communications Commission quietly has rejected a …

Topp Telecom Inc.’s TracFone prepaid cellular phones now can be purchased in 7-Eleven stores in Phila-delphia and southern New Jersey. Charles Fortner, president of Island Page, was recognized last week …

WASHINGTON-Real competition will not succeed in the marketplace until “realistic rates” can be reached and subsidies cut back or restructured-including those earmarked for universal service, said three Wall Street analysts …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee said an investigation confirmed that BellSouth Corp. offered to drop a regulatory challenge to Teligent Corp.’s wireless licenses if Teligent would actively support the Baby Bell’s …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent announced plans to launch facilities-based service over its digital wireless networks this year in Chicago; Denver; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, Texas; and …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, under fire from Capitol Hill, last week defended a compromise with the Clinton administration to protect U.S. spy satellite frequencies by shifting around spectrum …

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