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Our business will suffer if we are unable to compete effectively. Revenues and profitability of our Communications segment are expected to decrease. Revenues and profitability of our Content Media segment may not increase. We may be unable to maintain or grow our advertising revenues. Reduced advertising revenues may reduce our profits. Our business is subject to fluctuations. Our marketing activities may not be successful. If we are unable to retain users, our business and financial results will suffer. We may be unsuccessful at acquiring additional businesses, product lines or technologies. Even if we complete an acquisition, it may not improve our results of operations and may adversely impact our business and financial condition. We may not successfully develop and market new services in a timely or cost-effective manner; consumers or advertisers may not accept our new products and services. Our access business is dependent on our ability to effectively manage our telecommunications and network capacities. Our business is highly dependent on our billing and customer support systems, and on third parties for technical support and customer service, and our business may suffer if these systems do not function and we cannot perform and provide these services. If our software or hardware contains errors or fails, if we fail to operate our services effectively or if we encounter difficulties integrating our systems and technologies, our business could be seriously harmed. A security breach or inappropriate use of our network or services could expose us to claims or a loss of revenue. Harmful software programs such as viruses could disrupt our business. Our failure to protect our proprietary rights could harm our business. Legal actions, particularly those associated with proprietary rights, could subject us to substantial liability and expense and require us to change our business practices. We may not realize the benefits associated with our intangible assets and may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if we are required to impair our goodwill or identifiable intangible assets. Our ability to operate our business could be seriously harmed if we lose members of our senior management team or other key employees. Government laws and regulation changes and new laws and regulations. Our social-networking services and loyalty marketing business rely heavily on email campaigns, and any restrictions on the sending of emails could materially and adversely affect our business. Our business could be shut down or severely impacted by a catastrophic event. Our business could be severely impacted due to political instability or other factors in India. We cannot predict our future capital needs and we may not be able to secure additional financing. We may stop paying quarterly cash dividends on our common stock. We have anti-takeover provisions that may make it difficult for a third party to acquire us. Our stock price has been highly volatile and may continue to be volatile.

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