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SOHU » Topics » The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

These excerpts taken from the SOHU 10-K filed Feb 26, 2009.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China is not well developed. Our growth will depend on the PRC government and state-owned enterprises establishing and maintaining a reliable Internet and telecommunications infrastructure to reach a broader base of Internet users in China. The Internet infrastructure, standards, protocols and complementary products, services and facilities necessary to support the demands associated with continued growth may not be developed on a timely basis or at all by the PRC government and state-owned enterprises.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may
limit our growth.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China is not well developed. Our growth will depend on the PRC government and
state-owned enterprises establishing and maintaining a reliable Internet and telecommunications infrastructure to reach a broader base of Internet users in China. The Internet infrastructure, standards, protocols and complementary products, services
and facilities necessary to support the demands associated with continued growth may not be developed on a timely basis or at all by the PRC government and state-owned enterprises.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We depend on China Unicom, China Telecom and CERNET for telecommunications services, and any interruption in these services may result in severe disruptions to our business.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px">Although private Internet service providers exist in China, almost all access to the Internet is maintained through China Unicom, China Telecom and CERNET, under the
administrative control and regulatory supervision of the MIIT. We rely on this infrastructure and China Unicom, China Telecom and CERNET to provide data communications capacity primarily through local telecommunications lines. Although the
government has announced aggressive plans to develop the national information infrastructure, this infrastructure may not be developed and the Internet infrastructure in China may not be able to support the continued growth of Internet usage. In
addition, we will have no access to alternative networks and services, on a timely basis if at all, in the event of any infrastructure disruption or failure.

SIZE="2">We have signed Bandwidth Provision and Server Hosting Agreements with China Unicom, China Telecom and CERNET. Under these agreements, we established four main service provision centers to maintain most of our servers in Beijing. However, as
there are limited telecommunication infrastructure service providers, we may not be able to lease additional bandwidth on acceptable terms, on a timely basis, or at all. If we are not able to lease additional bandwidth, the development of our
business can be affected.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-K filed Feb 28, 2008.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2007.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed May 8, 2007.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

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This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-K filed Mar 8, 2007.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2006.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed Aug 8, 2006.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed May 2, 2006.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

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This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-K filed Feb 28, 2006.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2005.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed Aug 8, 2005.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-Q filed May 2, 2005.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

This excerpt taken from the SOHU 10-K filed Mar 25, 2005.

The telecommunications infrastructure in China, which is not as well developed as in the United States, may limit our growth.

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