All over the world, telecoms and cable companies are fighting to provide people's houses with a broadband pipe that can pump in a high-speed Internet feed and the whole digital future.

ECONOMIST: Communications in Britain

It claimed that a pump used to pipe water to thousands of homes was damaged after being repeatedly powered on and off.

BBC: Water tap

Tyco (NYSE:TYC) spun off its ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) alarm security business as a separate public company on October 2 after selling its pipe and valve business earlier this year to pump maker Pentair.

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