But if E.T. does call, SETI still faces a challenge in keeping the line open: $200,000 is nowhere near enough to keep SETI operating for long.
The anonymous campaigner told The Independent that one of the tactics used by anti-Ukip activists was to programme computers to call the number continually, keeping the line open until someone in a Ukip office cut them off or until an answerphone message ran out of space.
In the darkened Chabad-Lubavitch centre in Mumbai the young man grips his Kalashnikov and slides the phone into his pocket, keeping the line open as instructed so that his master can hear the killer shots.
The more lightly armed marines have also been slowed by fighting in the city of Nasiriya, near a bridgehead across the Euphrates that is critical for keeping the supply lines open.
But keeping the lines of communication open and the dialogue open, that's a good thing".
Keeping the lines of communication open is vital, he said.
By keeping the lines of communication open you will feel more confident in your progress and position at the company.
The pursuit is a way of holding on to his father, of keeping the lines of communication open, of refusing to close the door.
Aides to Speaker John A. Boehner, who was reportedly deep in negotiations with Mr. Obama, would say only that "we are keeping the lines of communication open".
"While we are keeping the lines of communication open, there is no 'deal' and no progress to report," said Kevin Smith, a spokesman for Mr. Boehner.
Finally, I am responsible part of the financial management, and for keeping the lines of communication open among team members – with 30 Co-PIs/collaborators on the project, it can really add up!
