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Article: JRC International to work with Omnipoint to produce PCS handsets for IS-661 CDMA/TDMA standard.
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- Business Wire
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- July 18, 1995
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 1995--JRC International Inc. and Omnipoint Corp. announced today that JRC will license Omnipoint's PCS technology and develop and manufacture PCS handsets incorporating IS-661 technology.
Omnipoint's composite CDMA/TDMA technology was recognized by the FCC with the award of a "Pioneer's Preference" PCS license and has recently been approved by the US standards bodies as "IS-661."
The first market to select Omnipoint's system for PCS, the New York Major Trading Area, has 27 million "pops" and nearly 30% of the US telecommunications traffic. The companies expect handsets to be available to PCS operators in ...