British Telecommunications Plc’s BT North America has announced deployment of 9.6Kbps local dial capabilities in 99 new US cities, meaning that during the last six months it has more than doubled its coverage. 9.6Kbps local dial access of all its 520 points of presence is expected to be completed by June 1994. The UK phone company reports that it has also successfully tested wireless access to its messaging service via RAM Mobile Data’s national network. It says it expects to offer a wireless electronic messaging service by the end of the year, and that it is aiming for beta testing during the summer. Pricing has yet to be decided, but BT is aiming for the look and feel of the service to be the same as for its existing messaging services.
