The first of these, the SEACOM cable, eastern Africa's first modern submarine cable, was completed in July.

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They point out that only around half of America's cable systems are modern enough to offer consumers high-speed Internet access.

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The proliferation of modern cable television and radio talk shows--not to mention things like Twitter and YouTube--provide forums for stars with wacky notions, says Stephen Barrett, a retired psychiatrist who runs Quackwatch.org.

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In addition to developing hotels and shopping centers, Wheelock is also involved in cable television and owns more than two-thirds of Modern Terminals, a southern China shipping operator.

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Clickfree has evolved traditional storage technology applications into a modern-day solution that makes saving digital content as easy as connecting your computer via USB cable to the Clickfree backup drive.

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The homes in Kansas City are connected via fiber whereas Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, and others continue to rely on last-generation technologies because they are delaying investment in modern technology to boost their profits.

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