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

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.

Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wireless .

U.S. communications regulators said on Wednesday they are considering whether wireless devices should be subject to different Internet traffic rules than telephone and cable lines, in a potential victory for carriers.

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.

Clearwire Corp said on Friday that it is planning a pay-as-you-go service, representing a new customer segment for the high-speed wireless service provider.

Wireless phone customers have enjoyed lower prices and better coverage despite reduced competition from years of consolidation in the $150 billion industry, a U.S. report said on Thursday.

Sprint Nextel Corp said it lost fewer valuable contract customers in the second quarter than analysts expected, helped by its most advanced smartphone, the EVO from HTC Corp .

Broadband services are getting faster in Britain but the gap is growing between advertised speeds and actual download rates, telecoms regulator Ofcom said on Tuesday.

Stocks rose on Friday as a dividend hike by General Electric Co and solid earnings from companies including telecommunications provider Verizon Communications Inc boosted sentiment.

Verizon Communications posted a quarterly loss due to a $2.3-billion charge for job cuts but wireless customer growth and landline profit margins were better than some analysts expected.

Verizon Communications posted a quarterly loss due to hefty severance charges and revenue declined even as its wireless venture added more new monthly-bill paying customers than analysts expected.

High-speed Internet providers are expected to get a subtle rebuke from U.S. regulators this week when a report omits language that has previously said they are rolling out broadband to all areas in a reasonable and timely fashion.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday nearly $800 million in loans and grants for the build-out of broadband networks to reach homes, schools and hospitals.

U.S. President Barack Obama is slated to announce on Friday nearly $800 million in loans and grants for the build-out of broadband networks to reach homes, schools and hospitals.

An eagerly-awaited submarine cable linking West Africa to Europe has gone live, paving the way for cheaper and more reliable internet access in one of the world's fastest-growing telecoms markets, its operators said on Friday.

Sprint Nextel Corp hopes win new customers using devices other than cellphones with new wirelessly-connected gadgets coming on the market starting later this year, an executive for the company said on Wednesday.

Telecoms company Sprint Nextel Corp will temporarily deactivate the accounts of laptop broadband users if they consume more than their allotted share of data while roaming, the Wall Street Journal reported.