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Mobile phone firm Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said it would cut 3,500 jobs and review its operations in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as part of its cost-cutting measures.

Public interest group Free Press filed a petition for review in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday, challenging U.S. Internet rules set to go into effect November 20.

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Cable operators are privately working on a plan to force programmers to unbundle their networks and allow customers to subscribe to channels on an individual basis.

LightSquared will be running an open letter from its CEO Sanjiv Ahuja in major US newspapers on Sept. 26, explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, specifically concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).

Long-delayed U.S. Internet rules that tackle the controversial issue of balancing consumer and content provider interests against those who sell access to the Web will take effect November 20.

The FCC has filed its net neutrality rules with the Federal Register, and the controversial rules will go into effect Nov. 20. Don't expect Internet service providers to go down without a fight.

Sprint Nextel Corp would need to change its full year guidance for 2011 if the company started selling the Apple Inc iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said on Wednesday at a conference.

AT&T is launching its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network across various cities in the U.S., marking its first foray into the new high-speed data standard.

Seven states, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and New York, have joined the lawsuit to stop AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Justice Department said Friday. Previously, AT&T had proposed a $39 Billion deal to purchase T-Mobile.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, had the unenviable task of fielding questions at the Paley Center for Media conference on Thursday as shares of the company plummeted on news that subscriber growth was shrinking.

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Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) lowered its third quarter domestic subscribers guidance, while maintaining its financial and international subscribers outlook. Wedbush Securities believes that the lowered expectations by Netflix reflect a degree of customer disinterest.

South Korea was the world's most advanced Internet and telecommunications economy in 2010, with high levels of access, usage and skills, while high-speed Web access remained unaffordable in many low-income countries, the United Nations said on Thursday.

A Verizon technician installing high-speed Internet cables in Brooklyn, N.Y. was electrocuted and set on fire when he accidentally touched a hidden power line Wednesday.

Verizon Communications (VZ.N) faces a bill of up to $250 million due to its labor strike and recent storms, which will also slow down customer additions for the next few months.

AT&T announced on Monday it will start offering the Acer Iconia Tab A501 featuring Android Honeycomb, on Sept. 18. Anyone who commits to a two-year agreement for a new $35, 3GB monthly data plan can snag one of the 10.1-inch tablet for $330.

Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 in mid-October with an upgraded operating system in the form of iOS 5 that contains more than 200 new features.

Controversial new Internet rules adopted late last year by the Federal Communications Commission will soon be published officially, a step expected to trigger legal challenges.

Verizon Communications (VZ.N) has dashed the hopes of Vodafone (VOD.L) investors by ruling out a return to a recurring dividend from the two companies' mobile phone joint venture, called Verizon Wireless, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

AT&T, Inc.(NYSE:T), the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., faces an uphill battle as the Department of Justice's (DoJ) action and upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action suggests a philosophy of too much wireless M&A too soon.