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Time Warner Cable profit misses, loses more video

Time Warner Cable Inc missed Wall Street forecasts, sending the cable company's shares down as much 10 percent, as it lost more video customers than expected and lost phone customers for the first time.

Verizon Announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus

After months of rumors, it's finally been confirmed: the new Galaxy Nexus is coming to the U.S. on Verizon Wireless. The carrier announced the news today in a press release that also outlined the features of the Galaxy Nexus, which is the first to go on the market with the new Android-based Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, as well as the first to feature a HD Super AMOLED display.

Sprint Announces Discontinuation of Unlimited 4G Mobile Broadband

Wireless carrier Sprint announced yesterday that it would no longer be offering unlimited 4G mobile broadband for mobile hotspots, USB modems, tablets and notebooks. Formerly, customers chose one of three plans which offered 3GB, 5GB or 10GB of 3G data and unlimited 4G data. The changes, which will take effect in November, will now only allow 3GB, 5GB and 10GB of combined 3G and 4G data, charging 5 cents for every additional MB of data above the allowance.

EU unveils 50 billion euro infrastructure growth plan

The European Union's executive set out plans on Wednesday to invest 50 billion euros ($68 billion) by 2020 in new cross-border transport, energy and broadband projects which it said would boost growth and employment in the 27-nation bloc.

Music streaming site Deezer to launch in 100 countries

French on-line music streaming service Deezer will launch in more than 100 countries in the coming weeks, and the start-up is negotiating with roughly a dozen telecom operators on partnerships in a bid to expand its global reach.

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Corrected: Insight: New bankruptcy ripples may emerge

Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off a tidal wave of bankruptcy filings, corporate failures may be about to pick up again, with some big-name companies among those struggling for survival.
WORKER ENTERS KODAK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN ROCHESTER NEW YORK.

New Bankruptcy Ripples may Emerge in Tough Economy

Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off a tidal wave of bankruptcy filings, corporate failures may be about to pick up again, with some big-name companies among those struggling for survival.
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India to Allow Consolidation in Crowded Cellular Sector

The government will let cellular carriers share airwaves and allow for consolidation in a crowded industry that has been battered by ferocious competition as well as a licensing scandal that may have cost New Delhi up to $39 billion in lost revenue.
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