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Ask anyone in the satellite business and they will tell you time flies when you are preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) hosted every two years by the United […]

The average mobile telephone user at the turn of the century likely will not know - or care - whether her call is being carried via a cellular or satellite […]

Comsat Laboratories plants the seeds, expecting a bumper crop of customers for a new protocol The general population probably thinks ATM by satellite means their favorite automated teller machine uses […]

Satellite broadcasts for U.S. listeners inch closer to reality Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) applicants have faced mountains of oppositions, reams of petitions-to-deny and miles of hurdles since first filing […]

Olof Lundberg's company has to conquer technological, political and marketing barriers to make satellite telephones a reality. One down two to go. During a brief visit to Washington, Olof Lundberg, […]

There is no silver bullet when it comes to cellular cloning fraud, according to some carriers and fraud prevention experts. But educating the consumer with a combination of high-tech firewalls […]

United States delegates are preparing to take their places at the negotiating table as the 1995 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Geneva draws near. According to members of the U.S. […]

The Western commercial launch industry is facing an uncertain future, and some industry officials believe that maintaining a competitive edge against cheaper Russian and Chinese rockets requires developing advanced launch […]

From start to finish, the race for PCS spectrum has been exciting. What's even more exciting is what may come next. With the first race for broadband Personal Communications Services [...]

Despite world events, Detroiters can't shake their French heritage. On Saturday, the Detroit Historical Museum will hold a family event focused on the history of the French in North America. [...]

Ann Arbor-based QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Co. hopes an infusion of $10 million of venture capital will be the key to helping it put an end to psoriasis and other ailments. QuatRx, [...]

Does Motorola have what it takes to compete with exchange carriers? The manufacturer wants to provide local area network connectivity and backhaul services for cellular and personal communication services via […]

Two and a half years after the first Ka-band applications were filed, the FCC, has at long last issued the spectrum allocation order for the 28 GHz frequencies the applicants […]

It's good guy vs. bad guy in the war on fraud. And the good guys have some catching up to do. Techno-bandits, electronic serial killers, hackers, or cloners - matter [...]

Even though the battle lines have shifted in the debate over access charge reform and universal service - AT&T is aligning with Bell Atlantic and Nynex - the debate could […]

Municipalities are the latest to stake their claim in the regulatory environment The worst friction between federal and state telecommunications regulators is over, a Maryland official told a super-carrier conference […]

How much will it cost, and who will foot the bill? Senate Commerce Committee members posed these questions about universal service to top government and industry witnesses who testified before […]

The Alliance for Competitive International Satellite Services (ACISS) has issued another salvo in the international satellite war. ACISS is fighting tooth and nail to prevent Comsat Corp., Bethesda, Md., from […]

With the Senate's passage of the Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995, most publicity has been focused on the cable and local telephone service providers who have been duking […]

Wiretapping is becoming increasingly difficult as new communications technologies come on-line, and the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies must keep up with the pace of technical innovation. The long arm […]

'Investment fraud has been around as long as the [Federal Trade Commission] has,' Robert Pitofsky, the commission's new chairman, recently said during a press conference on high-tech fraud. However, as […]

Craig McCaw recently said, 'the great thing about this business is that there are always [consumers who will] find new uses [for your products] that you didn't expect.' After selling [...]

The only sure things in life are death and taxes, and as April 15th is still a very recent memory, this old adage may hold a little more sting than […]

A new mantra has developed from an old idea and is echoing throughout the global telecommunications industry: privatization, deregulation, competition. Brisk competition is the best therapy for the health of […]

What do oysters on the half-shell, Dixieland jazz, and the Speaker of the House all have in common? Besides the fact that people either love them or hate them, they [...]

Although they are not technically Big LEOs, the International Maritime Satellite Organization's Inmarsat P project and American Mobile Satellite Corp. will compete directly with the Big LEO contenders. Inmarsat P […]

It took Inmarsat P only 90 days to arrange for the first $1.4 billion in financing for its global, mobile telephone venture. Inmarsat P, the interim name of the private […]

Telecommunications issues in general, and satellite issues specifically, came off the starting block in 1995 at high speed. The new Republican majority snapped up telecommunications reform legislation, Vice President Al […]

What technologies come to mind when you hear about wiring America's schools to the Information Superhighway? I'll wager satellites are far down on the list for most Washington policy makers. […]

GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, will go down in history as the last bit of legislation approved by a democratically controlled Congress. However, during the days and [...]

The so-called Big LEOs are different creatures than they were four years ago when we were first captivated by their technical ingenuity and boldness. Some industry and financial professionals scoffed […]

A commodity in short supply drives demand and price through the roof. Few would dispute this tenet of commerce. A case in point is the first OPEC oil crisis, now […]

An FCC official remarked to me recently that despite what some may think, the Commission doesn't regulate just for the sake of regulating. Her sincerity was apparent when she said [...]

Why should the satellite communications user community care about launch regulation and policy? As I made my way through the receptions and the exhibit hall at the Satellite Communications Users […]

Reports on the trend toward non-intrusive electronic fingerprinting and authentication technologies to address cloning problems within the wireless and cellular communications industry. Arsenal of fraud-fighting and cloning prevention technologies available; Technology trends; Shift towards transparency and pre-call approaches.

Nestled inside a beige office building in downtown Birmingham, Alabama up three flights of stairs, the Old World sits comfortably in the futuristic work space of commercial and residential interior designer Shirley Maddalena. Maddalena launched her business in 1976. Now Maddalena Design is working on 24 projects in Florida and Michigan. Her client list includes Dow Automotive, Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy and John Richards Homes. Her job is to develop images that customers want. The first thing a visitor to her studio might notice, besides a neon-green plastic ergonomic chair, would be the general classical ambiance of the room. Then he or she might notice the Greek columns or a bronze deer-antler mirror. Or maybe the 3-foot, kiln-made rooster statue that sits on the far corner of the entrance. INSET: Chairs that warm to your form among the popular requests.

Focuses on Motorola's M-Star satellite system. Local area network connectivity; Backhaul services for cellular and personal communications services; Global connectivity; Transport service; Funds for financing the project.

A joint effort among automobile companies Ford Motor Co., Visteon Corp. and United Auto Workers has created 24 hour family-care facilities, custom-built for children but with the capacity to care for the elderly. Ford's facilities are built with lowered windows for toddlers, heated floors and age-appropriate washrooms, including lowered sinks so children can access them easier. The programs include family-education services, covering family and adult-education programs, preteen and teen programs and health and wellness activities.

The article focuses on the impact of Ford Motor Co. on the economy of Detroit, Michigan. Douglas Brinkley, made a deal with William Clay Ford Sr. to create an unbiased account on the company's beginnings, accomplishments and failures. Titled 'Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company and a Century of Progress,' Brinkley's book chronicles the lives of the Ford family and the company's impact on the Detroit area economy. The historian researched the company for more than six years, making trips to Dearborn with full access to the Benson Ford Research Center and the Henry Ford Museum and Library and with help from Ford Motor's archivists.

Reports on the Association for Local Telecommunications Services' issuance of a policy handbook to persuade regulators to monitor incumbent carriers requesting to provide long-distance services in their areas. Requirements for incumbent carriers under the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act; Comments on applications to the Federal Communications Commission by Ameritech in Michigan and Southwestern Bell in Oklahoma.

Analyzes the plan of the US Federal Communication's Commission to limit the basis for universal service funding to interstate telephone revenues. Contention on the authority of the FCC to tap the intrastate funds; Accuses of Roy Neel, US Telephone Association President of the long distance carriers of cream skimming; Denials on the charge.