Free Minutes Fly as War of Wireless Phones Heats Up
British Telecommunications Enters Pact
AOL is Now Looking at Compuserve Bit by Bit
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Title: Free Minutes Fly as War of Wireless Phones Heats Up
Source: New York Times (C1)
Author: Mark Landler
Issue: Wireless
Description: A cellular call in New York now can cost as little as $.50 or
$.60 per minute because of the price war going on between such wireless
providers as Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, AT&T Wireless, and Omnipoint
Communications. The ads for cellular service seem to promise almost
limitless free minutes of calling time. The New York Attorney General is
reviewing the advertising blitz to make sure customers are aware of all the
strings attached to the bargain rates. Since the companies can't
indefinitely survive an all-out price war, they are hoping to lure
customers other ways -- like getting their regular phone customers to sign
up for wireless.
Title: British Telecommunications Enters Pact
Source: Wall Street Journal (B7)
Author: Gautam Naik
Issue: International
Description: British Telecom has formed a key alliance with Telefonica de
Espansa, SA, the main Spanish phone carrier. This deal is another win for
BT in the war for the $650 billion world telecommunications market. Then
again, Sprint and France Telecom SA's venture, Global One, is also a strong
contender.
Title: AOL is Now Looking at Compuserve Bit by Bit
Source: Washington Post (G1)
Author: David S. Hilzenrath
Issue: AOL/Media Mergers
Description: AOL is rumored to be more interested in buying sections,
chunks, or extra thin slices of Compuserve than buying the company all at
once.
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