Telecom

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he will sponsor legislation to expand legal privacy protection for wireless communications and outlaw all modifications of radio scanners that enable electronic …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. completed the acquisition of Mercury Paging & Communications Inc. and its affiliated companies. Mercury Paging is a New York-based paging operator that provides coverage of radio common …

FT. MYERS, Fla.-Palmer Wireless Inc. acquired the Georgia 13 rural service area cellular license from Mobile Communications Systems L.P. for about $30 million. The license area, which is adjacent to …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. filed an amended S-1 registration statement Feb. 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in hopes of jumpstarting its halted initial public offering that had been planned …

Nevada Bell Mobile Services launched its personal communications services network in Las Vegas. The system uses Global System for Mobile communications technology. The company is offering four calling plans that …

The Personal Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding universal service fund reform. PCIA agreed with the FCC that it must implement access charge and universal …