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WASHINGTON-Two telecommunications mega-mergers hit snags last week as the Federal Communications Commission said it had serious concerns about the SBC/Ameritech combination and the Virginia State Corporation Commission disapproved of the …

PageMart Wireless Inc. expanded its resale and network integration effort last week, announcing a two-stage strategic relationship with AirTouch Communications Inc.’s paging division, similar to an agreement announced with Metrocall …

WASHINGTON-Despite the much-ballyhooed settlement of the patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson and the global embrace of multiple third-generation mobile phone standards, it remains unclear whether American wireless …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. and Global System for Mobile communications operator Vodafone Ltd. announced a collaborative agreement to implement Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems technology, a third-generation standard chosen by the European …

U.S. Global System for Mobile communications carriers took a financial beating in 1998, but analysts expect 1999 to look brighter for these carriers as they look to butter up their …

The Finnish government said it will be the first European country to grant third-generation mobile phone licenses by spring, and one company’s bid to use cdma2000 technology remains. Finland’s Ministry …

NEW ORLEANS-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium and the GSM North American Alliance announced plans to work to achieve interoperability between TDMA and GSM technology, a move that could facilitate national …

NEW ORLEANS-International Telecommunication Union members did not reach any consensus in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, on harmonizing the various radio transmission technology proposals received by the ITU for third-generation technology. The …

ATLANTA-TWS Inc. announced it has joined the Vodafone Business Partners Programme to provide enhanced wireless messaging services to Vodafone subscribers. TWS’ bulletIN Internet Messaging Services will allow Vodafone customers in …

A Finnish Internet service provider will test the European Commission’s claim it has not shut competing mobile phone technologies out of Europe. Clari Net Oy, wholly owned by Finnish ISP …

As the end of the millennium approaches, it is worth pondering whether the recent bout of mergers and acquisitions are precedents to some colossal event of biblical proportions or merely …

In a rapidly consolidating wireless industry, the list of available cellular carriers last week got shorter by two. After entertaining bids from at least two suitors, including Bell Atlantic Corp., …

Chief Executive Officer: Chris Gent Chairman: Sam Ginn Deal value: $97 per share Combined current market capitalization: $100 billion Equity split: about 50-50 Terms: AirTouch shareholders receive firve new ordinary …

The union of AirTouch Communications Inc. and Vodafone plc could be a pinnacle event in the third-generation technology debate, industry experts say. The new company’s economic decisions could weigh heavily …

DENVER-The posturing continued last week among the players interested in buying AirTouch Communications Inc. The Financial Times reported Vodafone Group plc is considering sweetening its $55 billion offer for AirTouch …

In the Top 20 Wireless Resellers list (Jan. 11), Discount Cellular Inc. and The Mobile Phone Co. were listed wrong. The companies are agents for Omnipoint. Discount Cellular also is …

NEW YORK-The United Kingdom started off 1999 with a bang, becoming the first country to implement local number portability for wireless telephony customers. All four cellular operators-Orange plc, Vodafone Group …

The nation’s largest independent cellular carrier last week entertained bids from two potential acquirers in what could become a global bidding war. AirTouch Communications Inc. last week confirmed it was …

We are witnesses to history in the making. Yes, yes, tomorrow’s students will study the impeachment of President Clinton in History class (now isn’t that something to look forward to), …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Independent mobile dealers feel threatened in many countries in Europe. Those that have not been swallowed up by the national retail chains or taken over by a cellular …

The United States’s largest independent cellular carrier in early January entertained bids from two potential buyers in what could become a global bidding war. AirTouch Communications Inc. confirmed it was …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-As Africa enters the threshold of the African Renaissance and progresses toward privatizing and liberalizing its telecommunications sectors, powerful alliances are being forged in the wireless arena. “The …

NEW YORK-Panafon, the largest cellular carrier in Greece, raised $2.42 billion Nov. 20 in a global public stock offering of 26.9 million shares. Additionally, France Telecom Mobile International, the overseas …

LONDON-The GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) market in Egypt took a positive turn at the beginning of the year with an invitation for bids to build and operate a …

The Argentine government, in an attempt to proceed with the PCS auctions currently in judicial limbo, is considering selling two PCS licenses each for the northern and southern regions of …