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Can internet-beaming balloons outmaneuver shifting winds?

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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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bring remote parts of the world online

How about freeing the rest of us from greedy, lazy telcos?

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I don't mind they are trying to get everyone to have internet access but surely there must be something better than balloons? Something that isn't so visible.

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Papi, do you think you will see the balloons at 60000 feet!

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accelerate plans to start selling internet-services subscriptions to consumers and businesses.

Here we are....

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@Steve Fabricant: I've got good eyes. In all seriousness, didn't know these were suppose to float at 60000 feet, but assumed at 200 feet.

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