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American Tower Corp., the tower industry’s heavyweight with nearly 10,000 towers in its portfolio, began as something of an afterthought. “Our tower roots go back to my cable television days …

The term “consolidation” is now applied continually to the wireless telecoms industry. Yet it seems inadequate to describe a situation in which European telecom companies are disappearing at a rate …

Greece Panafon and France Telecom announced recently they are holding discussions regarding a possible offering or an issue of an exchangeable bond by France Telecom of all or part of …

During the last five weeks, merger and acquisition announcements have flooded the telecommunications arena. Carriers in Asia, Europe and North America continue to jockey for positions in an industry that …

VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Stanton said the carrier is likely to complete its mergers with Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. in the first quarter …

IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $6.4 billion, an increase of 8 percent from the $6 billion reported for third-quarter 1998. The company …

Mannesmann AG, parent of Germany’s top mobile communications company, confirmed last week it made a bid to buy U.K. mobile carrier Orange plc, which Orange’s largest shareholder accepted. The bid …

NEW YORK-France Telecom last week proceeded toward its goal of becoming a pan-European provider of seamless mobile, wireline and Internet communications through an agreement to acquire controlling interest in E-Plus, …

NEW YORK-During a quarter in which Bell Atlantic Corp. announced plans to create the largest U.S. wireless carrier via an agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc, the company also posted favorable …

LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc announced Thursday its wholly owned subsidiary AirTouch Communications Inc. is acquiring a 5.5-percent stake in Polkomtel S.A. from Stalexport S.A. for $145 million. Vodafone AirTouch currently owns …

GENEVA-Globalstar officially announced at Telecom ’99 a phased launch of its mobile satellite service. The phased launch begins with user trials, followed by a soft launch that will allow the …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced its subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand entered into agreements with subsidiaries of Vodafone AirTouch plc in those markets. Under terms of the Australian agreement, Brightpoint will …

NEW YORK-“We’ve done the really easy stuff, and now the fun begins,” Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic Corp., said in a keynote address Oct. 7 …

PARIS-France Telecom said it reached an agreement to buy Vodafone AirTouch plc’s 17.24-percent interest in E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH, Germany’s third-largest mobile carrier, for $1.86 billion. Vodafone was required to sell …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc said it agreed to sell its mobile telephony interests in Japan to Vodafone AirTouch plc for $411 million in cash. Cable & Wireless sold its shareholdings …

The worldwide wireless industry is expected to pass a significant milestone sometime during 2000. With total mobile subscribers at the end of last year of about 315 million and a …

Talk about mega-mergers! Vodafone AirTouch secluded in talks with Bell Atlantic. BT and AT&T pushing back the boundaries of their courtship. All quoting figures of thousands of dollars per subscriber …

Australia ACCC, Australia’s corporate regulator, rejected Telstra Corp.’s proposed terms and conditions for other carriers to interconnect with its analog and digital mobile networks. The decision followed another decision by …

Several global telecommunications players announced alliances or considerations for mergers during the last few weeks. AT&T and British Telecom announced a strategic alliance designed to create seamless mobile communications services …

NEW ORLEANS-The fiery politics that once characterized the third-generation standards-setting process is rapidly dying, members of a 3G panel said at the PCS ’99 show last week in New Orleans, …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp. confirmed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Sept. 13 its engagement in discussions to forge a mobile telephony alliance with Vodafone AirTouch plc. Bell Atlantic …

About the time PCS licenses were first up for grabs, industry prognosticators predicted that four or five mega-carriers would one day rule the U.S. wireless industry. Are we there yet? …

American Tower Corp. signed a $260 million agreement with AT&T Corp. to acquire approximately 1,942 microwave towers and build 1,000 new wireless communication sites for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. during …

WASHINGTON-The saga of the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy, like a hurricane in the ocean, kept churning last week as a variety of activities here and in New York had players …

Joining several other third-party developers creating applications for the Wireless Application Protocol, CMG Telecommunications introduced its WAP Service Broker, a platform designed to connect wireless phone users to WAP-based content. …