Other advantages to the franchisee include cost savings from the bulk buying capacity of a large operation, and the marketing benefits of central advertising and promotion of the business.

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It buys network capacity in bulk from carriers so users can send text messages for free (in India subscribers don't have to pay for receiving texts).

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In the first half of this year, 165 new power generators were added in 33 states, but among the 10 states with the bulk of new generating capacity, "most of the new capacity uses natural gas or renewable energy, " the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in July.

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The U.S. bulk power system, at an aggregate level, has adequate spare capacity to absorb potential retirements.

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The investment bill could rise yet more because of a change in the pattern of trade: in 2014 the Panama Canal opens a second lane, doubling its capacity and allowing it to carry bigger container vessels and bulk ships.

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The problem is that the original version of Internet Protocol (IPv4), on which the bulk of the Internet has been built thus far, has a fixed capacity of 4.3 billion IP addresses.

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The reason is that capacity has increased, explains Michael Lewis of Deutsche Bank: the worldwide bulk fleet is expected to grow by 16% this year.

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