Carriers also note that customers themselves bear responsibility for keeping up with their accounts.

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Not least, while it certainly is encouraging that carriers are interested in BlackBerry 10, I would note here that what the company really has to do is get consumers interested in the new phones, and on that score the jury is still out.

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While there are certainly some high-end models, such as the new phone-tablet hybrid Samsung Galaxy Note, Android also runs on cheaper, less-advanced phones and on discount carriers instead of the handful of Apple-approved networks that the iPhone can access.

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India's civil aviation ministry this week also said it will prepare a note for the federal cabinet to consider allowing up to 49% investment by foreign carriers in Indian local airlines in a bid to provide much-needed relief to an industry marred by high jet-fuel costs and mounting losses.

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