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In the News (Sat 14 Nov 09)

  
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AirTouch has also taken steps to ensure that its manufacturers and vendors take access for persons with disabilities into account when designing and producing products to be used by AirTouch's customers.
AirTouch believes this case-by-case responsiveness is far more efficient and serves the Congressional mandate better than processes that attempt to anticipate each and every individual disability issue that might arise.
AirTouch agrees that the Access Board’s definition of a “manufacturer” as the “final assembler” could be adopted, provided that any such definition preserves the statutory distinctions between “telecommunications carrier” and “manufacturer.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Wireless/Comments/fcc98055/airtouch.txt   (2145 words)

  
 Response of Vodafone AirTouch to the working documents of DG Information Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In addition, Vodafone AirTouch calls for the inclusion of a provision allowing the Commission the possibility of revoking a decision of the NRA which is contrary to the EU regulatory framework.
Vodafone AirTouch is concerned that this provision will be used to justify regulatory intervention where the disputing parties are not undertakings having SMP and there are no exceptional circumstances (in accordance with section 8(4)).
Vodafone AirTouch also considers that any decision to intervene in the marketplace should amount to the minimum necessary and that it be subject to the consultation and transparency mechanism and the appeals procedure outlined in the framework directive.
europa.eu.int /ISPO/infosoc/telecompolicy/review99/nrfwd/vodair22e.htm   (6889 words)

  
 AirTouch VoIP Ethernet Phone Review - CyberwizardPit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch is a Singapore-based telecommunications company specialising in the dealings of IP phones, VoIP connections and the such.
AirTouch offers many benefits in its detailed approach to the VoIP market, and provides many advanced services and backup for the end user's convenience; where more details can be obtained from its main page, at www.air-touch.com.
AirTouch also provides a huge amount of extra services onto the Ethernet Phone, such as multi-party conference calls, voice mail services, global call forwarding, and even total recording of all calls in and out - many more custom services are available upon request, although one must be a subscriber in order to maximize the services.
cyberwizardpit.net /reviewsatvepa.htm   (1123 words)

  
 AirTouch Federal Complaint
Defendant AirTouch is and was, at all times relevant hereto, a corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal executive offices at One California Street, San Francisco, California.
AirTouch is the world's largest wireless communications company and second largest wireless communications carrier in the United States.
AirTouch shareholders began a huge sell off of their AirTouch shares, with the stock closing down over $4, at $68 1/16, on January 4, 1999.
www.wyca.com /complnts/airtouch.htm   (2323 words)

  
 AirTouch Posts Record Quarter - 10/26/1998 - Wireless Week - CA4084   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch, the largest wireless-only U.S. carrier, last week reported record third-quarter net income of $178 million, an all-time high, representing a 30-cent-per-share increase.
AirTouch's 13 international ventures include Japan and South Korea, with a large proportion of its international interests in the less volatile markets of Europe.
AirTouch said U.S. cellular average monthly revenue per unit, at $44.53, fell 12 percent over the same period a year ago, the best showing in two years.
www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA4084.html?spacedesc=   (311 words)

  
 Bell Atlantic to acquire AirTouch
AirTouch owns interests in cellular, paging and personal communications services in Belgium, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Sweden and has an interest in the Globalstar satellite system for voice and data.
AirTouch said it is the largest wireless company in the world based on the total number of customers served by its ventures -- 35 million total customers worldwide with more than 16 million of those based on partnerships.
The AirTouch Board of Directors said in the statement that it has not approved the transaction and that significant issues still remain.
www.networkworld.com /news/0104bell.html   (807 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch and USWC request that we adopt specific provisions to be included in an interconnection agreement between the parties.
AirTouch and USWC have each filed briefs in support of their positions on the contested provisions.
Second, AirTouch proposes that, in the event the parties cannot agree on a permanent rate within 120 days of the effective date of the agreement, the rate would be established pursuant to the dispute resolution process set forth in the agreement.
www.dora.state.co.us /PUC/Decisions/1999/C99-1387_99A-001T.doc   (1556 words)

  
 Wired News: Such a Fuss Over AirTouch
AirTouch Communications received an acquisition proposal from British mobile phone company Vodafone Group Plc on Tuesday, just two days after the world's largest wireless company confirmed Bell Atlantic was negotiating to buy it.
AirTouch has joint ventures with both of its suitors, who have long been viewed as potential buyers of AirTouch.
AirTouch and Vodafone are partners in Sweden and Egypt, and have other complementary international assets.
www.wired.com /news/business/1,17165-1.html   (596 words)

  
 AirTouch Delivers Pricing Punch - 5/31/1999 - Wireless Week - CA3708   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Sold only in AirTouch's Southern California market, the plans are a first for the regional carrier, which until now didn't have the same roaming and long-distance perks that nationwide carriers enjoy.
AirTouch price plans in other markets limit free long-distance and roaming to certain geographical areas or don't include them at all, and it's unknown when or if AirTouch, which prides itself in catering to local markets, will expand the Southern California plans.
AirTouch has been able to obtain good rates in today's highly competitive long-distance industry, but it had to renegotiate inter-carrier roaming agreements.
www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA3708.html?spacedesc=   (577 words)

  
 The AirTouch Surf to Sydney Sweepstakes Registration - Sweepstakes Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
By accepting the prize, winners and their guests agree (and to confirm that agreement in writing) that AirTouch, and those acting under its authority, may use winners' and guests' names, pictures/portraits likeness and/or voices, for advertising and promotional purposes without further consideration, unless prohibited by law.
Prize is not transferable and cannot be assigned, substituted, or redeemed for cash, except AirTouch may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if prize is not available.
AirTouch further reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who, in its sole judgment, is believed by AirTouch to be tampering with the promotion in any manner whatsoever whether worms or electronic.
www.ucanwin.com /airtouch.nsf/rules   (867 words)

  
 ISP Planet - Fixed Wireless - Equipment - War Driving Kit
Airtouch Security Systems is selling war driving War Driving Kits of various kinds for under $500.
Airtouch Security Systems' war driving War Driving Kits enable just about anyone to utilize a laptop to perform security auditing on wireless LANs.
Airtouch only guarantees that you'll receive everything you need (minus the laptop) to go war driving.
www.isp-planet.com /fixed_wireless/equipment/2002/airtouch_kit.html   (957 words)

  
 AirTouch CEO gets $100 million in merger | CNET News.com
According to documents filed with federal regulators today, AirTouch CEO Sam Ginn will gain unrestricted access to nearly $100 million in unvested stock options as soon as the deal closes.
According to the documents, AirTouch and Vodafone had been discussing possible partnerships as far back as 1996 and throughout 1997.
In early November, the U.S. local phone giant presented a first proposal to AirTouch, offering to merge its own wireless properties and those of GTE with AirTouch to form a new wireless phone company.
news.com.com /AirTouch+CEO+gets+100+...+merger/2100-1033_3-224833.html   (533 words)

  
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In 1998, AirTouch became the nation's number two cellular provider when it acquired a major chunk of MediaOne's (formerly US West Media's) cellular business for $5.9 billion.
In January 1999, AirTouch agreed to be acquired by Vodafone, a U.K.-based mobile phone giant, in a cash-stock transaction valued at $62 billion.
Vodafone Airtouch announced a $70 billion joint venture with Bell Atlantic in September 1999.
www1.excite.com /home/careers/company_profile/0,15623,1210,00.html   (1336 words)

  
 AirTouch May Be Close to Merger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch Communications Inc. is reportedly nearing a $45 billion merger agreement with Bell Atlantic Corp., the nation's largest telephone company.
San Francisco's AirTouch, the nation's second-largest wireless phone carrier, could be acquired in a deal that could be announced as early as Monday, the New York Times reported last night, citing executives close to the companies.
AirTouch demonstrated its desire to be a national player earlier this year when it bought US West Media Group, a wireless company, for $5.7 billion.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/01/BU27966.DTL   (847 words)

  
 AirTouch executives discuss future of wireless industry - AirTouch Cellular Mobile Phone News - Find Articles
For instance, the average monthly bill for an AirTouch subscriber in the United States is $69, whereas the average bill of an overseas customer is $122.
AirTouch has a 5.4 percent penetration rate in the United States and a 0.9 percent rate overseas.
AirTouch has been able to increase its profit margin despite a decline in the average monthly bill.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3457/is_n46_v13/ai_17966410   (903 words)

  
 TheStreet.com: We Reach Out and Help Someone Calculate the Cost Basis of Vodafone AirTouch Shares
AirTouch was spun off from Pacific Telesis in April 1994.
AirTouch shareholders had to surrender their shares in exchange for 0.5 shares of Vodafone AirTouch and $9 in cash.
According to the terms of the merger, your new basis in the Vodafone AirTouch equals the basis of the AirTouch share you gave up plus the amount of capital gain you must recognize, reduced by the amount of cash received when you exchanged shares.
www.thestreet.com /funds/taxforum/914940.html   (925 words)

  
 Nortel Networks: News Release - AirTouch, Nortel Networks Sign US$500 Million Contract for Wireless Equipment
AirTouch will also deploy the Nortel Networks CDMA Metro Cell, which has unparalleled modularity and flexibility, and positions wireless operators to deliver third generation (3G) wireless services.
AirTouch Communications is the largest wireless company in the world based on the total number of customers served by its ventures.
AirTouch owns interests in cellular, paging and personal communications services in the United States, Belgium, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Sweden as well as interests in the Globalstar satellite system.
nortel.com /corporate/news/newsreleases/1999a/2_3_9999070_AirTouch.html   (466 words)

  
 Airtouch Cellular Georgia Lawsuit Attorney | Lawyer Consumers Caught In Cell Phone Minute Round-Up
The action alleges that the form contract between AirTouch and subscribing customers does not authorize AirTouch to always round up partial minutes when it bills for cellular usage, a practice that consumers claim results in millions of dollars of overcharges.
While AirTouch maintains that the contract allows it to round all partial minutes up to the next minute, consumers assert that the contract provides for conventional rounding which can go either up or down depending upon the portion of a minute that is used.
AirTouch Cellular, in which the parties reached a settlement applying to AirTouch customers in California, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, and Ohio.
www.lawcash.com /attorney/1202/airtouch-cellular-georgia-lawsuit.asp   (800 words)

  
 CNN - Bell Atlantic considers $45 billion AirTouch acquisition - January 4, 1999
The boards of Bell Atlantic and AirTouch were expected to meet as the companies continued to examine each other's operations, sources said.
AirTouch, spun off from local phone company Pacific Telesis in 1994, is the dominant cellular provider in California.
The potential acquisition of AirTouch and the planned purchase of GTE would follow Bell Atlantic's $25.6 billion purchase last year of Nynex, the New York-based Baby Bell.
www.cnn.com /US/9901/04/bell/index.html   (565 words)

  
 Vodafone to launch counterbid for AirTouch
AirTouch confirmed it was in talks with Bell Atlantic.
By partnering with AirTouch, Vodafone would get a much-needed entry into the U.S.; meanwhile AirTouch could expand its overseas operations, considered by many observers as one of the company's strongest assets and largest potential area of growth.
Bell Atlantic and AirTouch are already involved in a joint venture that could easily pave the way for a full-scale merger.
www.networkworld.com /news/0105airtouch.html   (643 words)

  
 Corporate Design Foundation - Community - STUDIOS Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch Communications, formerly PacTel Corporation, is a spinoff from Pacific Telesis.
AirTouch, a major wireless communications company service provides international long distance service in many of the world's major markets, cellular telephone services worldwide, as well as paging and wireless data services.
Eight of the floors are general office floors, one is an executive office floor; another comprises of executive boardroom, executive dining facility and full service demonstration area with sophisticated audio visual capabilities.
www.cdf.org /df_studios_airtouch.php   (321 words)

  
 Saludos Hispanos Corporate Sponsors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
AirTouch Communications is a subsidiary of Vodafone-Airtouch, the largest multinational company in the world focused exclusively on wireless communications.
AirTouch also has an interest in the Globalstar satellite system, a venture that will one day allow people to stay in touch from anywhere in the world.
AirTouch has a variety of positions available and offers a competitive salary as well as excellent benefits.
www.saludos.com /supplements/airtouch   (188 words)

  
 IAC Search & Media: Press Releases
AirTouch Cellular is the first Ask Jeeves' customer to deploy both the Ask Jeeves Question Answering Service and the company's newly acquired live help services to increase e-commerce conversion rates, reduce support costs, attain higher customer satisfaction and gain valuable information about customer needs and interests.
AirTouch Cellular is part of Vodafone AirTouch, PLC (NYSE:VOD), the world's largest mobile telecommunications company with more than 31 million proportionate customers in 24 countries.
AirTouch Cellular joins a growing number of telecommunications companies that use Ask Jeeves Corporate Service, including BellSouth, Southwestern Bell Internet Services and TELUS: BellSouth offers self-help question answering services, while TELUS and Southwestern Bell Internet Services are subscribers to the online live help offered since Ask Jeeves' acquisition of Net Effect Systems, Inc. last month.
www.irconnect.com /askjinc/pages/news_releases.html?d=11084   (778 words)

  
 Case Study: AirTouch Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
By early 1995, AirTouch Seattle was ready for the next stage in its client/server evolution, which was to move functionality further down in the system to midrange servers and desktop computers.
According to Hodges, the theory behind his work at AirTouch was that the best time to establish client/server metrics is at the commencement of a project.
Hodges estimates that his efforts cost AirTouch less than one percent of the cost of the development projects it would undertake using the metrics and standards he produced.
www.uniforum.org /news/html/publications/ufm/sept96/sidebar3.html   (577 words)

  
 Airtouch Networks War Driving Kit
Airtouch Security Systems' war driving kits enable just about anyone to utilize a laptop to perform security auditing on wireless LANs.
Airtouch sells different versions of the kit with varying antennas types.
In the future, Airtouch may introduce additional sniffing software in their kits that will interface with a wider variety of radio NICs.
www.wi-fiplanet.com /reviews/ST/article.php/1453641   (1268 words)

  
 Vodafone AirTouch: Vodafone AirTouch's Global Strategy for Mobile Data and Internet - Company Business and Marketing ...
Vodafone AirTouch Plc is Tuesday announcing the launch of its single global platform and branded portal for mobile data and internet.
Vodafone AirTouch is also announcing Tuesday the names of a number of major global partners which confirm the world-class position of the platform.
Today, Vodafone AirTouch has an unmatched presence in major mobile markets around the world, clear technology leadership in all major mobile standards and applications, and a strong track record of achievement in each of its markets.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BFP/is_2000_Jan_17/ai_58630288   (852 words)

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