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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended an investment of $6 billion to set up a national broadband network for faster Internet connectivity after it missed its target of 20 million broadband connections within 2010 as it has managed only 10.3 million.

Comcast Corp has no plans to start charging customers based on how much broadband is consumed by online video and other content, a top executive said on Tuesday.

Britain should have a digital hub in every community to help it build Europe's best broadband network by 2015, which could create up to 600,000 new jobs and add 18 billion pounds ($28 billion) to GDP, the government said.

Increased broadband access worldwide has meant a rise in demand for online media services and this could have implications for a society that is living within environmental limits. The researchers found the current energy demand for bandwidth to be four watt-hours per MB.

The Federal Communications Commission has committed to the concept of net neutrality, but the spat between Level 3 and Comcast highlights some difficult enforcement issues.

Consumers spent $1.028-billion online during Cyber Monday, up 16 percent from a year ago, and first time such spending surpassed the billion-dollar level. It was also the busiest online shopping day ever.

Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is set to unveil details about its plan to launch its LTE 4G wireless networks in the United States.

Level 3 and Comcast are in a dispute over the transmission of video on the Internet, and the outcome could have large implications for companies that transmit video over broadband networks.

Satellite communications firm O3b Networks, which is backed by investors such as Google, said it has raised $1.2 billion from a group of investors and banks.

A British communications company is set to launch a satellite today that will provide broadband communications to rural residents and businesses in Europe.

A study from Pew Internet indicates the richer you are, the more times per day you use the internet.

F.C.C. Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to get the ball rolling on allowing people to text 9-1-1.

Sen. Franken says Comcast may be gun-jumping with its impending merger with NBC Universal and thus violating antitrust laws.

With Verizon set to roll out their 4G network, AT&T touts recent study proclaiming its network to be the best.

OnLive, a video game streaming company, will begin selling its small gaming console on Thursday for a promotional price of $99.

Comcast, the largest U.S. cable operator, has launched a free app that can turn iPad into a remote control.

U.S. wireless broadband and satellite network Lightsquared, owned by hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, announced the successful launch of its SkyTerra 1 commercial satellite.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Finisar, Tianli Agritech, EDAP TMS, BSD Medical, Nvidia, Republic Airways Holdings, City Telecom HK, Ryanair Holdings, Magic Software Enterprises, and Globe Specialty Metals.

Majority of the UK consumers are not ready to pay £400 for an Apple iPad, according to a latest research report from UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, championed infrastructure investments across both the emerging markets and developed nations as a key part of maintaining a global economic recovery.

Canada's established telecom companies must spend more than half of a C$770 million ($727 million) fund kept in escrow to expand broadband Internet to rural and remote communities and return the remainder to urban customers, the communications regulator said on Tuesday.