SHIMLA - Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched cheap broadband connectivity to the internet in Himachal Pradesh for faster penetration of information technology in rural and remote areas, an official said here Saturday.

AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high connection fees.

ADM chief's compensation falls 2 percentDECATUR, Ill. — The CEO of agribusiness leader Archer Daniels Midland Co. received compensation worth $14.9 million in fiscal 2009, a decrease of nearly 2 percent from the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures filed with regulators.

Yahoo director to step down at end of yearSUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc. director Maggie Wilderotter plans to step down from the slumping Internet company's board at the end of this year. The resignation will leave Yahoo with 11 directors.

Something to tweet about: Twitter valued at $1BSAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc.'s founders now have a billion-dollar baby, and they seem determined to raise it without a corporate parent.