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Freeview HD rolls out to more cities, with Channel 4 HD on board

Today is the official marketing launch for Freeview HD, so expect to see a big fanfare. Maybe a parade. There’s a £6m marketing budget to spend, so don’t count out sky-writing, a zeppelin and Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge renamed the Freeview HD Stadium. The service technically launched last year, but so far it’s only been available in select regions and to …

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Prepaid wireless outpaces contract services

Cash-conscious consumers are flocking to prepaid month-to-month wireless phone service in lieu of contract-based plans. A study released by the New Millennium Research Council, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, last week said new prepaid wireless customers exceeded the number of new contract subscribers that signed up for service in the fourth quarter of 2009. This is the first time that …

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