Wireless Services

Convergence shows its colors as cable TV provider Cox Communications Inc. charts its course into next-generation wireless telephony, underscored by its announcement last month of plans to use Code Division …

No one can dispute the convenience of carrying a cellular phone, but should cellular phone users be prevented from accessing-for free-those wonderful and convenient 1-800 toll free numbers that landline …

WASHINGTON-The first system and billing identification codes for personal communications services have been assigned to AT&T Wireless Services by Cibernet Corp. Cibernet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cellular Telecommunications …

WASHINGTON-The cellular industry continues to be shaped by the forces of deregulation and regulatory parity mandated in 1993 legislation passed by the then Democratic-controlled Congress and implemented on an on-going …

The purchase of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. is a good short-term strategy for MCI Communications Corp., but the nation’s second largest long-distance company will need to acquire some infrastructure to …

By awarding licenses for public cellular and paging services earlier this month, the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore joins the growing tide of countries sweeping the Asia-Pacific region to bring competition …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt said the agency will not halt the licensing of personal communications services systems that use the Global System for Mobile communications standard because “we …

Cellular telephones improved communications at the Oklahoma City tragedy when public-safety groups’ two-way radios-all on different frequencies-couldn’t connect. “At the site of a disaster, radio channels max out immediately with …

SEATTLE-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. has visibly initiated its transition into AT&T Corp. with a few name changes. Its cellular businesses in Washington and Oregon, previously called Cellular One, and the …

WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen has always had a knack for being able to talk to folks, whether they be mom-and-pop two-way radio dealers who for years have looked to him for representation …

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association has formed the Wireless Resale Council, a TRA advisory committee designed to guide industry policy and provide members with information on wireless service resale. TRA Director …

WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen has always had a knack for being able to talk to folks, whether they be mom-and-pop two-way radio dealers who for years have looked to him for representation …

As the dust settles from the recent double-header, pre-auction alliance ballgame, another Mighty Casey is in position to crack the bat at December’s auction of broadband personal communications services licenses. …

The price GTE Corp. is offering for publicly held Contel Cellular Inc. shares was set arbitrarily, does not take into account that the company’s profits are expected to increase and …

The Federal Communications Commission is experiencing a metamorphosis: Established as a custodian of the public airwaves in the interest of the public, it has become a cash cow for the …

Cellular carriers in California have asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a petition filed by the California Public Utilities Commission that asks for continued state regulation of cellular rates. …

SEATTLE-The Personal Communications Industry Association’s annual meeting started here last Wednesday with a bang but ended with a bust. About 7,000 people attended the three-day Personal Communications Showcase, more than …

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, approximately a half million 911 calls are placed over U.S. cellular networks each month. With the cellular subscribers growing at an annual rate …