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Comcast Corp's quarterly profit rose 22 percent, beating expectations, as it sold more phone and Internet subscriptions, helping the top U.S. cable operator fight competition from phone and satellite companies for video subscribers.

Comcast Corp's quarterly profit rose 22 percent as customers signed up for additional phone and Internet services, helping the top U.S. cable operator fight competition from phone and satellite operators.

T-Mobile USA has started offering new service plans including the option of signing up for unlimited services without committing to a long-term service contract as it looks to regain ground lost to rivals.

Sony Corp said on Monday it is partnering with Netflix Inc to provide access to the online movie rental company's library through Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console.

Verizon Communications Inc's third-quarter profit fell a less-than-expected 9 percent as wireless subscriber gains offset slower-than-anticipated growth in its FiOS television service.

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Verizon Communications said on Monday third quarter revenue rose but its profit declined as costs increased.

Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said.

Staff at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday recommended establishing an open Internet rule aimed at restricting network operators from favoring some content over others along landlines and wireless platforms.

A key U.S. lawmaker threw his support behind the Federal Communications Commission's open Internet proposal, despite renewed protests from telecom companies including Verizon on Wednesday.

A key U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday that he backs a Federal Communications Commission proposal to establish an open Internet rule and would consider legislative action if the industry challenged it in court.

Canada's main telecom regulator said on Wednesday it will let Internet service providers slow or throttle traffic such as file-sharing that the companies say threatens to overwhelm their networks -- but only as a last resort.

Canada's main telecom regulator said on Wednesday it will let Internet service providers slow or throttle traffic such as file-sharing that the companies say threatens to overwhelm their networks -- but only as a last resort.

Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday the current debate about net neutrality is extremely troubling and risks halting progress in broadband development.

Verizon Communications is advertising new discounts on Monday for customers who sign up for four of its telecommunications services, as it looks to recoup market share from cable rivals in the holiday shopping season.

Germany's biggest digital frequency auction -- set to generate up to 5 billion euros ($7.4 billion) -- can go ahead next year as planned despite complaints from the European Union and small operators.

The World Bank unveiled its $215 million Central African Backbone program on Tuesday, to bring reliable, high-speed, low-cost internet access to the region for the first time.

Mobile subscriptions will rise to 4.6 billion by the end of this year, boosted by a continuing mobile phone boom in emerging economies, the International Telecommunication Union said on Tuesday.

California and three other states were among the first recipients of more than $6.8 million in grants to map broadband use in U.S. homes, the Commerce Department said on Monday.

South Korea surpassed Japan and Sweden to take the top spot in an annual ranking of broadband quality, helped by its government's efforts to boost it as an IT world leader, a study showed on Thursday.

Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, quietly stopped selling the Verizon Hub on Tuesday, just eight months after it launched the experimental device which combined a home telephone and Web applications.