Telecom

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Communications has halted 900 MHz private wireless licensing in a move that the industry suspects could lead to auctions, according to sources. A representative in the FCC’s …

NEW YORK-Cox Enterprises Inc. and Omnipoint Corp. seem likely to meet their December 1999 deadlines to deploy new technologies, a condition of their Federal Communications Commission pioneer’s preference licenses for …

Powertel Inc. added three new executives to its management team. Michael C. Lothspeich is the new vice president of sales in the company’s corporate office. He will be responsible for …

JACKSON, Miss.-A C-block licensee bidding in the D-, E- and F-block auction will consider using Global System for Mobile communications in the markets it hopes to win. Eldorado Communications L.L.C. …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below are the current holders of A-, B- and C-block licenses for broadband personal communications services in the United States. Some of the companies have …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. added fax messaging and voice mail applications to its Norstar-PLUS system. Voice messaging applications allow users to reply to messages with one-touch callback, turn call forwarding on …