The point was made that as people retire, their volunteerism rates often go down, because they often have fewer connections and networks than they had when they working.

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According to a report published last month by Forrester, a research firm, only 4% of American adults have ever used such networks and far fewer do so more than once a week.

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As a result, even with fewer feet on the street than many ad networks, we are growing fast due to repeat business.

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But they still have far fewer fans and followers than on the two leading networks.

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To start with, the switch to native IP voice networks needs to happen faster, with fewer starts, stops, and delays.

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That is more than television networks tend to get, although Vevo reaches fewer people and runs many fewer ads (just 15 seconds every six-and-a-half minutes).

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But industry also wants to see fewer taxes, cheaper energy, less bureaucracy and better transport networks, says Paulo Skaf, FIESP's president.

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And, whether NCIS: Los Angeles is deemed a sequel, or a spin-off, or neither, this case will be watched closely, as successful franchises are fewer and farther in between, and the stakes become higher and higher for networks.

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In the United States, the three national networks, once watched by almost every sentient being in the land, now split fewer than half the audience between them each night.

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