VSNL, the government's international telecoms and internet operator, and two petroleum corporations.
He also looked at buying into Uunet, a fast-growing Internet backbone operator that would have brought rich returns, but the owners wanted to retain control.
Silva, former National Security Agency official now at VeriSign, the main operator of the Internet-address database that directs billions of digital packets around the world every day.
VeriSign shares are trading sharply lower Friday morning after the company announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a revised agreement for the company to remain the registry operator for the .com Internet domain registry through November 30, 2018.
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Mobile operator O2 is to provide free internet to "millions" of residents and visitors in central London by launching Europe's largest free wi-fi zone.
It also marks the first time a U.S. wireless operator is actively promoting a Voice Over Internet protocol (VoIP) application to its subscribers.
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Nevertheless, Teletec is offering up a similar service which doesn't require a special phone, but instead utilizes any internet-connected device to display text that an "online operator" channels to their screen.
MACH's Direct Billing Gateway provides an operator billing service for mobile applications, content and mobile internet services, allowing providers to charge subscribers for services direct to their mobile phone bill or pre-paid balance.
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The five-year-old firm, a cable-TV operator with about 30, 000 Manila customers, began offering Internet-over-cable in July as an alternative to conventional dial-up access.
RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Nov 30, 2012) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign's agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .com registry (the "2012 .com Registry Agreement") for the term commencing on Dec. 1, 2012 through Nov. 30, 2018 with certain new terms and conditions.
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At the moment only mobile operator EE is able to offer customers the 4G service, which provides faster mobile internet connections.
And the rail operator says it will provide better on-board services, new ticket machines and wireless internet access at stations and on trains.
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If you were a bank teller or a phone operator or a travel agent, you saw many in your profession replaced by ATMs and the Internet.
The move gives the French group control of a raft of businesses from radar and sonar, to internet services, as well as Racal's 22% stake in the UK's National Lottery operator Camelot.
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