In a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Cable announced a range of new finance and insurance products as part of a Trade and Investment White Paper.

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Apple intends bridging to be a way to extend the range of a network without running cable.

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Viewdini brings the power of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network to the screen by streamlining access to videos from a wide range of content providers, including cable operators, websites and other popular video sources.

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It has a built-in filtered fan system for particularly hot days, and a heater which allows it to work in temperatures of around -4 degrees C (24 degrees F), plus a watertight cable system for a range of sources including HDMI, component, VGA, S-video, composite, and RF.

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The cable industry reckons that, if it buys from a range of suppliers, it will never risk being captured by any single one.

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In 1998, an American fighter jet clipped a ski lift cable sending a gondola of 20 passengers to their death in the Italian Dolomite mountain range.

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Cable and satellite television have since proliferated at a phenomenal rate providing Asians with a wide range of television channels.

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Cable networks are important because they provide "an ideal alternative infrastructure for the provision of a full range of broad-based services, " notably the Internet, the commission official explained.

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