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In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Frederick County, Va., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Pulaski County, Va., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Goochland County, Va., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Roanoke, Va., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Norfolk, Va., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site.

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Shares of tour operator Thomas Cook and other companies exposed to consumer spending trends climb in London, as oil prices go into retreat again.

Shares of building materials supplier Wolseley and other companies exposed to consumer spending trends climb in London on Friday, as oil prices go into retreat again.

A retreat in crude oil futures helped consumer-discretionary stocks to gain ground on Friday morning in Europe although losses from telecom giant Vodafone Group kept sentiment in check.

Vodafone Group shares dropped 2.9% in London on Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its stance on the telecom to neutral from buy, citing earnings risk. "Vodafone's fiscal first-quarter to June 2008 showed weaker revenue growth in Europe than we had expected and in particular heightened risk in Spain...with elements of its Spanish weakness looking company specific, earnings risk remains somewhat elevated," the broker said.

European stocks started in the red on Friday, weighed down by losses for the telecoms sector after Goldman Sachs cut Vodafone Group to neutral from buy, citing earnings risk. Vodafone Group shares dropped 2.4%.

Sprint Cancels Sale Sprint Nextel canceled a $3 billion convertible-preferred-stock sale intended to help the company pay down debt because it didn't like how the deal was priced.

Vonage narrowed its second-quarter loss but struggled to reduce turnover and added far fewer customers, in part because it cut back on advertising.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Saratoga County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Milton. The new site improves coverage and capacity in the Town of Milton, along New York State Route 67 between Finley Road and Middleline Road, and along Goode Road between Englehart Road and Randall Road.

Investors get a good lesson in patience.

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Saratoga County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Milton. The new site improves coverage and capacity in the Town of Milton, along New York State Route 67 between Finley Road and Middleline Road, and along Goode Road between Englehart Road and Randall Road.