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Old 02-21-2014, 06:39 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by bclaker View Post
The UK Daily News does provide "news".
As with many UK newspapers there is a tad of sensationalism.

Here's another take.

"First, Outernet has to navigate a number of obstacles to get up and running, not the least of which is raising "tens of millions" of dollars in funding. The project also faces extreme resistance from telecoms, the traditional gatekeepers of the Internet. However, the team feels confident that it can and will raise the requisite funds and defeat opposition from global telcos."

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And who is going to provide the tens of millions of dollars and then expect zero return on investment?
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