At Time Warner's Full Service Network, in Orlando, Florida, everything except the pizza was delivered to people's living rooms via the television, just as Mr Negroponte had decreed.

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The Full Service Network was shut down.

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Network Rail said a full service of trains would run on strike days and it did not expect to amend any timetables.

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Sony Entertainment Network's Music Unlimited service is also available with full access to millions of songs at any time.

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Mr Verster thanked passengers for their "continued patience" and added that Network Rail was doing everything it could to restore a full service "as quickly as possible".

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It sells with two-year guarantees, and offers much the biggest regional network of any Russian computer firm: 250 dealers across the country, full-service centres in 60 cities.

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