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In this May 11, 2014 photo, fans use their cell phones during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The country's spotty coverage makes telecommunications among Brazil’s most loathed industries. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 11, 2014 photo, a soccer fan takes a photo with his cell phone during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Government investment was supposed to remedy Brazil's lacking mobile communications services before the World Cup. Leaders promised blazing-fast 4G mobile networks in the 12 cities hosting the matches, but that didn’t happen. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 11, 2014 photo, soccer fans take a selfie during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, at the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ecstatic football fans unable to celebrate a World Cup win with real-time Tweets, or post “selfies” of themselves from inside stadiums. Or worse, emergency calls blocked by jammed cellphone towers unable to handle the volume. Those are among the fears as hundreds of thousands of mobile phone-wielding fans get ready to attend soccer’s premier event in Brazil: The World Cup. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 11, 2014 photo, a couple takes a selfie during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Experts say Cup visitors will discover that Brazil’s mobile communications services are severely lacking, mostly because the government and telephone companies are ill-prepared for the month-long tournament. Some even worry about possible mobile network blackouts. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, right center, tells a story to fellow drivers Ed Carpenter, left, Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, left center, and Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, before the start of practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
