07.01.2010
EU Galileo satnav system to begin operations in 2014
The EU`s much-delayed Galileo sat-nav network will begin operation in 2014, the European Commission said Thursday as it awarded key contracts to Germany`s OHB System and France`s Arianespace. The... |
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07.01.2010
FCC seeks extension for national broadband plan
(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is asking for a one-month extension on the national broadband plan the agency is required to submit to Congress. The plan, mandated by last... |
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06.01.2010
Germany`s OHB to win EU Galileo satellite contract: source
The European Commission will on Thursday award Germany`s OHB Technology a contract for at least eight satellites for its Galileo satnav system, dealing a blow to rival EADS Astrium, an industry source said. ... |
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06.01.2010
Free local TV soon to be available on cell phones
(AP) -- The prospect of watching live, local TV shows on mobile phones and other portable devices is getting closer. Manufacturers this week are showing off gadgets can receive a new type of digital TV transmissions. ... |
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05.01.2010
ESPN, Discovery push third dimension for TV
(AP) -- Two major cable networks - ESPN and Discovery - said Tuesday they plan to start beaming 3-D entertainment into peoples` homes for the first time. Riding what could be one of the next big waves... |
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04.01.2010
Cablevision, Scripps butt heads over fee increase
(AP) -- The spat over a fee increase between Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. heated up Sunday with cable TV viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still caught in the crossfire.... |
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04.01.2010
Obama administration seeks more wireless spectrum
(AP) -- The Obama administration is calling on federal regulators to make more radio spectrum available for wireless Internet services to compete with broadband plans provided by the major phone and cable companies. ... |
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02.01.2010
Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal
(AP) -- The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they`d be able to see an anticipated college... |
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01.01.2010
Fox grants `brief extension` in cable dispute
(AP) -- Fox and Time Warner Cable extended their contract for a few hours, avoiding a threatened blackout of several stations from the cable provider while the two sides tried early Friday to resolve a disagreement... |
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31.12.2009
AT&T wants out of landline business
US telecom giant AT&T has asked US regulatory authorities to waive a requirement that it and other carriers maintain costly landline networks. AT&T, the oldest US telephone company, made the request in... |
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