wireless operators

Portals have a hidden agenda to capture the wireless e-commerce market. Carriers had better beware. Greek mythology chronicles the fall of the once-prosperous city of Troy, misled by the promise …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to consider rules for the deployment of enhanced 911 automatic location identification technologies. The rules will come at an FCC Open Meeting …

WASHINGTON-Whether the spectrum cap should stay or go-one issue that distinguishes incumbent cellular operators and upstart personal communications services operators-“will hopefully” be decided by the Federal Communications Commission at its …

After nearly two years of fits and starts, the government of Argentina finally awarded six personal communications services licenses for a total consideration of about $850 million. The government awarded …

Now that the Federal Communications Commission has completed the re-auction of 365 C-, D-, E- and F-block personal communications services licenses, it still could be months or even years before …

As the arms of wireless communications continue to stretch across the country, wireless local loop services are becoming increasingly popular, especially in rural areas where landline phones don’t reach many …

The New York State Assembly is considering a bill that would amend county laws and state finance laws that relate to the state’s cellular telephone surcharge. New York’s 70-cents per …

WASHINGTON-Notwithstanding the Federal Communications Commission’s findings last week that the rollout of advanced technologies is “reasonable and timely,” Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), chairman of the Senate communications subcommittee, plans to …

TAMPA, Fla.-BellSouth International Wireless Services announced it selected Cibernet Global Settlement as its international financial settlement provider for its Pan American Roaming Consortium. PARC membership provides cellular carriers services that …

The Internet landscape was altered dra-matically last week when America Online Inc. announced it will acquire Netscape Communications Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $4.2 billion. At the same …

To The Editor: With the advent of increased competition resulting from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 came a proliferation of wireless advertisements and marketing materials, not only from the incumbent …

As an industry, we are all too aware of the fundamental changes in our business. The days of high average revenue per minute of use, phenomenal subscriber growth numbers, low …

Today’s volatile wireless telecommunications market compares to a Roman sports arena with every service provider in hand-to-hand combat-fate hanging in the balance. It doesn’t take a despotic emperor to know …

Reply to Kennard: Since when has the FCC been for the public? To the Editor: I read [Federal Communications Commission] Chairman (William) Kennard’s response in your Aug. 24, 1998, issue …

NEW YORK-Celumovil S.A., Bogota, Colombia, plans to raise $680 million by a private debt sale and a revolving bank loan to refinance outstanding debt and fund capital expenses and customer-acquisition …

The proposed combination of SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. could create a big obstacle to the implementation of calling-party-pays service in the United States. Speaking last month at a …

ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless International, through its majority ownership interest in Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd., was awarded a license to provide Global System for Mobile communications services in Ireland. As Ireland’s …

To the editor: I appreciated your recent article on customer care-you made several relevant points and I look forward to the day when carriers begin to heed your well-worded advice. …

Tom Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, will have spent two weeks on the road before he returns home to Washington, D.C. Wheeler was scheduled to spend the …

Like a tsunami we don’t see until it’s too late, number portability is heading toward the wireless industry, and few companies seem prepared for the impending storm. While phones, technology …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Online service subscribers make up a majority of wireless users and are considered top prospects for wireless providers marketing emerging technologies or bundled services, according to a recent survey …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Interim Standard-707 packet data, circuit-switched data and digital fax capabilities are now available on its Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure equipment. The company said it offers …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service assigned a speculative grade rating of B1 to a $130 million bank credit facility that Centennial Puerto Rico Wireless Corp. obtained to finance operating losses and …

There is little doubt that the telecommunications industry has taken on a global hue. Increasingly, American wireless providers are teaming up with foreign companies to expand their service portfolios across …

With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients. One of the more recent marketing trends seems to be the …