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Virgin Media today announces the addition of the BlackBerry® CurveTM 8520 smartphone to its range of pay-monthly handsets. This is the first time BlackBerry® smartphones have been made available to Virgin customers in the UK.

Sleek and compact, the Virgin Mobile WiFi Modem is smaller than a computer mouse and weighs a mere 90g. With a range of 15 metres it also features a Micro SD card slot that supports up to 32GB of memory, making it the ultimate mobile broadband solution.

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom today announce that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to combine T-Mobile UK and Orange UK in a new 50:50 joint venture company.

Sprint Nextel Corporation and Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., announced today that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement for Sprint to acquire Virgin Mobile USA for a total equity value of approximately $483 million, which includes the value of Sprint’s current 13.1% fully diluted ownership interest in Virgin Mobile USA.

Industry intensifies efforts on sustainability practices for future aviation fuels

Demonstrations and discussions to explore next generation gateways capable of supporting converged entertainment services

Virgin Mobile USA, a leading provider of both prepaid and postpaid wireless services, announced today its title sponsorship of the upcoming Britney Spears concert tour.

Entourage Cast & Sir Richard Branson Kick-off Route with Hangar Party,First-Ever In-flight Advance Screening

Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: VM), a leading national provider of pay-as-you-go wireless services, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELNK) that complements Virgin Mobile USA's strengths through its specialization in highly advanced postpaid products and services.

Tiscali UK, the broadband, telephone and media company, today announces a strategic licensing agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to offer over 400 hours of premium content on-demand to Tiscali TV subscribers through Warner TV, a dedicated, Warner Bros.-branded video-on-demand (VOD) channel.

Branson announced the headliners during a keynote at the 2008 CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas.

Boeing, Virgin Atlantic and GE Aviation today will conduct the first commercial aviation flight using a sustainable fuel from biomass mixed with traditional kerosene- based jet fuel.

Virgin America, a next generation low-fare airline that will start domestic service August 8, today announced that San Francisco-based Current TV will provide an exclusive content channel on Red, Virgin America's Inflight Entertainment system (IFE).