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Google Inc was set to announce on Friday it will bid on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Google Inc was set to announce on Friday it will bid on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Verizon Communications Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday driven by strong wireless subscriber growth, though analysts were unimpressed by its Internet subscription sales. Verizon Wireless's customer growth exceeded Wall Street expectations and made up for slowdown in Verizon's landline, or wireline, business.

Verizon Wireless will drop all Bob Marley ringtones, ringbacks and pictures after being threatened with a trademark infringement lawsuit, representatives for the late reggae star's family said on Thursday.

Japanese ADSL provider Acca Networks Co Ltd signed up NTT DoCoMo Inc to its WiMAX joint venture, tapping the mobile phone giant's resources to launch ultra high-speed wireless Internet access.

Google Inc. is leaning toward bidding in upcoming U.S. mobile phone airwave auctions, despite a partial setback last month from Washington regulators, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday.

Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Thursday it could spend as much as $5 billion by the end of 2010 on a new network based on the emerging high-speed wireless technology known as WiMax.

Google Inc. has approached wireless phone operators and handset makers as it looks for a piece of the market for advertisements on cellphones, the Wall Street Journal said on its Web site on Thursday.

Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday its second-quarter profit rose 4.5 percent as subscriber growth for its FiOS TV service accelerated while wireless growth remained steady.

When AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. report quarterly results later this month, investors will be looking for proof that their expensive video strategies are starting to pay off.

Wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc denied a report that it was considering a $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications Inc., a move that would consolidate ownership of their wireless joint venture.

U.S. phone company Verizon Communications Inc. said it plans to offer high-definition video on demand over its advanced Internet and video service called FiOS, although it has not yet set a date.

As top Comcast Corp. executives unloaded more than $15 million of stock in the largest U.S. cable operator over the past few weeks, an investor could be excused for a growing sense of unease.

The communications ministry in Japan plans to tighten regulations for Internet-Protocol (IP) telephony, after a blackout incident affected millions of customers last month, according to a report.

Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ) said Thursday that its FiOS television and consumer broadband customers will have access to user-generated videos from Revver, a marketplace for viral videos.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) unveiled the next generation of its fiber optic service for home consumers this week, promising a medium that can deliver multimedia, voice, and data to home customers.

Overall spending for wireless service has increased significantly from 2004 as customers continue to try new non-voice services a new study finds.

Verizon is expected to hold talks with state regulatory officials on Wednesday regarding the company's plans to bring the company's new fiber-optic television service, FiOS TV, to Rhode Island.

Verizon Communications Inc. said on Wednesday it expects its upgraded fiber network project, FiOS to be in more than 50 percent of all households in the US by 2010 that are within the company's service area.

Charter Communications introduced high-speed broadband service for customers this week, offering an upgraded security suite and some of the fastest down-stream rates in the country.

Internet service providers will have to be careful about advertising headline speeds for broadband connections after an advert by Bulldog Communications was criticised by the advertising watchdog on Wednesday.