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Music download service is the latest craze among users around the world. Realising the market potential, Virgin Media had promised a service of unlimited music downloads under a premium subscription plan to be launched during Christmas. This announcement came from the company in the month of June.

However, if the latest report posted at the news website The Register is any indication, then Virgin Media has decided to shelve its promised service. Instead, it is planning to launch a music download service with a ceiling of 40 MP3 downloads at a fee of £15 a month. This will include an added benefit of unlimited streaming of music tracks.

A spokeswoman of the service provider announced that talks are on with various labels, and in all certainty Virgin Media will take Universal Music as its partner, leaving aside the other two major competitors Sony Music and EMI. These competitors are reported to be unhappy with the deal, as they have been left out.

There will be other service providers too who will launch similar services. BSkyB has announced its new service named Sky Songs. However, the plan is at its nascent stage and no date for its launch has been fixed.

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