AT&T to launch three DIRECTV video streaming options

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc on Tuesday said it will roll out three new ways to stream DIRECTV content on wireless and wired devices from smartphones to PCs, targeted at price-conscious U.S. viewers who shun pricey cable and satellite subscriptions.


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Domestic operations shore up Qatari telecoms operator Ooredoo

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatari telecom company Ooredoo reported near-flat annual profit on Tuesday as improved earnings from its Gulf operations offset worsening performance in Iraq and Tunisia and widespread foreign-exchange losses.


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Brazil police detain Facebook executive over court orders

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Federal police in Brazil apprehended the vice president of Facebook Inc for Latin America on Tuesday after the company failed to cooperate with judicial orders in an investigation of drug trafficking in Sergipe state.











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Facebook calls detention in Brazil over Whatsapp 'extreme'

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc called the detention of its vice president for Latin America on Tuesday an "extreme and disproportionate measure" stemming from a case in Brazil involving its messaging service Whatsapp, which operates separately from the Facebook platform.


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Marvell says audit committee finds no accounting fraud

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd said a six-month investigation found no fraud in the way the company had booked its revenues in the past few quarters, sending the company's shares up.


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Britain floats revised bill for broad surveillance powers

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain floated revised legislation on Tuesday that would grant authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers including the right to see which websites people visit, saying the modified bill addressed concerns about threats to privacy.


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Deutsche Telekom puts sale of T-Mobile US on hold: sources

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom has put the sale of T-Mobile US on hold to deal with an upcoming auction of radio airwaves, giving potential suitors time to wait for a more favorable political environment toward telecoms mergers, two sources said.











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