Telecommunications industry
Gandalf Technologies, a leading supplier of remote access networking products, has signed a market development agreement with Pacific Bell, one of the largest telecommunications carriers in the US. The agreement aims to provide value-added resellers and systems integrators with total ISDN solutions utilizing Gandalf's high-performance remote access products
Telecommunications industry
Policies governing the use of pay telephone relay services for speech- and hearing-impaired individuals in the South will become effective on November 24, 1995. These relay services, which connect callers using text telephone devices to the public switched telephone network, have been in operation seven days a week, 24 hours
Telecommunications industry
The interconnection agreement announced by Pacific Bell with MFS Communications has been met with criticism by MCI, a major competitor in the California market. MCI's Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, James L. Lewis, has stated that the agreement is a bad deal for local competition and California
Telecommunications industry
The Washington area is on the verge of a wireless communications revolution, as Sprint and American Personal Communications Inc. introduce the "personal communications service," offering a unique combination of wireless telephone, paging, and voice mail services. This move may spark a new era of competition, but it also
Telecommunications industry
In a groundbreaking move, AT&T has partnered with National Book Network to make their toll-free directories available for purchase at over 900 major chain and regional bookstores across the country, including Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton Booksellers, Borders, and Super Crown. This marks a significant shift in the
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PacifiCorp, in a groundbreaking effort to address global warming, has teamed up with The Nature Conservancy and Programme for Belize to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the tropical rainforest of Belize. The Rio Bravo Pilot Project, a $2.7 million initiative, will see PacifiCorp contributing $600,000 over 10
Telecommunications industry
AT&T has reached an agreement with IVI Publishing, Inc., to be the first content provider for the health and fitness service of AT&T's new Personal Online Service. This service will offer a single Internet address for various content about individual and family health and
Telecommunications industry
Bellcore and NEC America have announced a strategic partnership to develop a new public wireless communications system, known as PACS (Personal Access Communications System). The system is designed to provide high-quality, wireless telephone service to customers at a fraction of the cost of traditional cellular service. The PACS system will
Telecommunications industry
EqualNet Holding Corporation, a leading long-distance company, has renegotiated its tariff agreement with AT&T for the provision of long-distance service for resale by its subsidiary, EqualNet Corporation. The revised contract, which supersedes an existing agreement, increases EqualNet's remaining commitment to AT&T by $35 million
Telecommunications industry
Lasertechnics, a leading manufacturer of laser marking systems, has shipped an advanced plastic card printer to the Tianjin Telephone Company in China. This shipment marks the second order for Lasertechnics' Sandia Imaging Systems Unit from Mainland China, following a previous order to the government of Shenzhen for a pilot
Telecommunications industry
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. has been granted a concession by the SCT (Secretariat of Communications and Transport) to install and operate a public telecommunications network in Mexico. This network will provide domestic and international long distance services, covering 69 principal cities in the country by 2001. The
Telecommunications industry
AT&T has announced plans to restructure its businesses and sell its remaining 86% interest in AT&T Capital Corporation, a diversified equipment leasing and finance company. However, this move will not affect the ongoing business relationship between AT&T and AT&T Capital, which has
