APC, Nokia in $10M pact for wireless handsets. (American Personal Communications)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, August, 1995

American Personal Communications Inc has signed a contract with Nokia Mobile Phones to market the first Personal Communications Service system in the US by Dec 31, 1995. The contract, which is worth $10 million, will cover the Washington, DC; Virginia and Maryland area. The Nokia handset used will be the digital model 2191. Nokia handsets have an enormous amount of features, many of which are not available on currently used wireless communication systems.

BETHESDA, Md. - American Personal Communications Inc., which plans to deploy the nation's first Personal Communications Service (PCS) system by the end of this year, has signed an agreement valued at $10 million with Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. for wireless handsets.

APC plans to launch PCS, an advanced wireless...

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