NEW YORK-Seven key developments promise significant changes in the telecommunications industry in 1997, according to a newly released global outlook by A.T. Kearney, Arlington, Va.(1) Merger activity within and across markets will be accompanied by skyrocketing demand for high-capacity networks. As a result, regional...
HOUSTON-WorldCom Inc. announced it is expanding a beta test of its wireless messaging service for Notes and cc: Mail to include access from Ram Mobile Data USA L.P.'s wireless network."Our service model has long been devoted to enabling businesses to make the most of Lotus'...
NEW YORK-As Omnipoint Communications Inc. sprints toward the Nov. 14 commercial launch of its personal communications service in the New York City metropolitan area, two hurdles remain: Nynex and NIMBY.But when Omnipoint opens for business this week, there will be no disclaimers and no fine...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Judiciary Committee last week scrutinized pending mergers involving four of the seven regional Bell telephone companies, setting the stage for a broader debate on whether the new telecommunications law is fostering competition or limiting it.There are strong views on both sides of...
Independent cellular operators say they are poised for strong growth in coming years, despite the rising aspirations of mammoth telecommunications operators bent on controlling large market share."Most people just assume don't have the size to compete moving to the future," said Arnold Pohs,...
The wireless division of WorldCom Inc. aspires to be present in all major U.S. markets, indicating that the nation's fourth largest long-distance company seeks to be the country's fourth most powerful telecommunications company as well.Wireless service has been added in recent years to the...
The wireless arms of the regional Bell operating companies are riding a new wave of revenue by offering long-distance service to their cellular customers.Until the Telecommunications Act was passed in February, RBOC wireless companies could not deliver calling services across LATAs. By law, interLATA...
