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Brazil’s weak service makes World Cup Tweets unlikely

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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Brazil’s weak service makes World Cup Tweets unlikely

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ecstatic soccer 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.

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