Wireless Services

PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched service in Philadelphia on April 3, now the 20th market in which the carrier offers service. The Philadelphia major trading area license actually is held by …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission would be phased out over five years and spectrum management given over to a board with limited powers, under a new balanced budget proposal by a …

Timing, surprise and troop strength. These are the tools used by military leaders worldwide to fight a war, and the same methods should be expected from personal communications services carriers …

Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile began integrating DSC Communications Corp.’s INfusion Signal Transfer Point W/2 into its cellular network. The INfusion STP W/2 provides packet switching of Signaling System 7 signaling …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s adoption of long-awaited rules for digital television service also buoyed up hope that additional spectrum for public safety and other wireless services via reallocation of channels …

The sixth largest PCS carrier (by pops) went bankrupt long before it ever got to market. Pocket Communications has $1.5 billion in liabilities, most of which is a large debt …

DENVER-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. issued a special offer to members of the media covering the Oklahoma City bombing trial, which is set to begin in Denver this week. The company …

NEW YORK-Prime Matrix Wireless Communications, a California-based cellular reseller, plans to sell publicly an $80 million issue of senior notes due 2004. Prime Matrix, headquartered in Calabasas, will be the …

Globalstar Canada was granted approval by Industry Canada to provide mobile wireless services throughout Canada using the Globalstar satellite-based telecommunications system. It is the first big low-earth-orbit license to be …

If you look at maps of the United States that depict the 1900 MHz coverage for the nation’s three primary digital standards, it appears each standard will cover a great …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with …

To those Europeans who scoff at Americans and their (too) many wireless standards choices, we now have a response: FLEX. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has decided not to deploy personal …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reversed course in narrowband personal communications services, resolving not to deploy services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol. AT&T Wireless said it still …

One clear strategy in marketing wireless phones to consumers is keep it simple. The phone is not just a business tool but an easy, fun device that keeps you in …

Brazil is in the wireless spotlight. Demand is high, penetration is low and growth in all sectors is being fueled by deregulation and a stronger economy. Brazil’s current annual cellular …

NEW YORK-SBA Communications Corp., a tower site development and management company, announced March 14 it had raised $50 million to help it enter the site ownership business through acquisition and …

DENVER-The city of Denver is close to adopting a new zoning ordinance pertaining to wireless tower and antenna siting. Denver carriers and the city have been working together since January …

HARRISBURG, Pa.-A new Pennsylvania training program designed to help police officers crack down on illegal duplication and use of cellular phones drew praise from state Sen. Christine Tartaglione last week. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued two notices of proposed rulemaking at its monthly meeting March 12, one dealing with streamlining its authorization process for RF-related equipment and the other to …

Western Wireless Corp. launched its personal communications services network in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M. The system is branded VoiceStream. The new PCS markets are part of the …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest resellers of cellular service in the United States. Rankings are based on the total number of cellular resale subscribers reported …

WASHINGTON-Vice President Gore’s major-and questionably legal-role in Clinton administration fund raising raises more questions about whether telecommunications and trade policies continue to be compromised by campaign contributions from donors seeking …

What began as a Craig McCaw idea became a definitive project for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last week when the company announced plans to deploy a proprietary fixed wireless technology …

The clear leader in innovation as honored at the third annual Mobile Insights Mobility Awards dinner was Palm Computing Inc.’s Pilot organizer, a diminutive device that currently has no wireless …

Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which “allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on,” said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link. Today RoamEx …