Four other internet service providers - Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk and O2 - have also been ordered to prevent their users being able to visit TPB by this coming Friday.
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The O2 tie-up provides returning passengers day and night between the O2 and Waterloo, a vital addition to commuter traffic that is often one-way.
Still, a Vodafone iPhone sold in the UK and Germany would seem a violation of those long-term exclusive deals presumably signed with Apple by O2 and T-Mobile, right?
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So Ed Richards is pleased that along with the four existing operators - Vodafone, O2, EE and Three - the winners include a new player, Niche.
Jackson had been due to perform from July 13 at the 20, 000-capacity O2 arena, the former Millenium Dome, built by the U.K. government and taken over by reclusive billionaire Philip Anschutz in 2001.
Looks like Dell's stepped onto its own toes real hard with the Streak's Android 2.1 update -- O2 just confirmed to us that due to some "feedback from users, " it's decided to suspend said download while Dell gets cranking on a revised software release over the next two or three weeks.
Vodafone, O2, Orange and T-Mobile all seem to be gearing for August sales.
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Deutsche Telekom concluded that it would not counter-bid for O2 in part because of fears of antitrust action arising from its own big presence in the German mobile market.
The game is the seventh NBA game to be held at The O2 and marks the third regular-season NBA game to be held in Europe.
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There was confusion over what time Bieber was due on stage, with The O2 saying on Tuesday the 19-year-old was scheduled to appear at 21:30, following performances from three support acts, including Carly Rae Jepsen and Cody Simpson.
For those athletes that will have a drive - whether it's down to ExCel or the O2 or across to Wembley or the rowers who have a drive to Eton Dorney - you have to have absolute confidence that the transport system will get you where you want on time.
Friday night's show will be the final concert of a four-night run at the O2 Arena.
Alex Hill of AEG Europe, owners of the O2, said April's four-day showcase had been "hugely successful" and that the entertainment company was "thrilled" to be continuing its association.
Appropriately, Raspberry Beret got a brief airing on Sunday night, in one of several medleys that took their cue from his Vegas-style shows at the O2 four years ago.
AEG, in partnership with Ryan Seacrest, soon plans to launch a new music-and-lifestyle-themed TV network that will bring viewers into the likes of L.A. Live, Shanghai's new Mercedes-Benz Arena and the O2.
Buying T-Mobile would help Vodafone capture a larger share of the retail market to rival O2, and although the company is in debt, new dividends from 45%-owned Verizon Wireless should help it pay that down in the near future.
Yet Anschutz himself sat down with Michael Jackson before deciding to back Jacko's ill-fated farewell performances at the O2.
In London the O2 trial involves dongles plugged into a computer - there are no 4G handsets available yet.
At that time, Madison Square Gardens was nearing the end of a 13-year run of hosting the singles -- and Drewett believes that the O2 is taking on a similar status to the iconic New York venue.
He first performed at the festival in 2007, shortly before his 21-night residency at London's O2.
Some of AEG's venues, such as London's O2 arena, host a disproportionate number of high-priced concerts.
He died last year just 18 days before he was due to perform 50 sell-out dates at London's O2 Arena.
Dermot O'Leary - among the contenders for the best entertainment presenter prize - will host the awards at the O2 in January.
Europe: Orange, O2 Telefonica, MTS, Three UK, T-Mobile, and Vodafone Asia-Pacific: Chunghwa Telecom, Optus, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel), Smartone, Telstra and Vodafone Australia.
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The main prizes - including a lifetime achievement prize for Britpop band Blur - will be handed out at the O2 Arena on 21 February.
Earlier this month, Bieber had his " worst birthday, " and angered fans when he was late to the stage for a sold-out show at London's O2 Arena.
"It'll be great experience fighting at the O2, loads of east London fans coming out - they'll love it and I'll love fighting in front of them, " he said.
Now comes the sober reality for a handful of companies involved in promoting his planned 50 sell-out concerts at London's O2 Arena, an event that had been billed as one of the most spectacular multimedia extravaganzas of all time.
Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ), one of O2's chief rivals, is currently offering dozens of phones free with certain contracts in the U.K., including the N95 from Nokia (nyse: NOK - news - people ) and the BlackBerry Pearl.
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