Peter Marshall <peterm@rwing.uucp> (06/12/91)
(from "Teleputing Hotline," 5/30/91) Through an alliance with McCaw Cellular, the U.S. largest cellular phone operator, the #1 cable TV operator, Tele-Communicaations, will test-market Personal Communications Network cellular phone service in Oregon. The two companies envision the service to be more like cellular ... than a cordless telephone. However, it could [be] less expensive than cellular, with fewer features and more limited mobility. Rather than being a competitor to existing cable firms -- McCaw is the largest -- the deal envisions PCN as a low-cost, crippled alternative.