And we are committed to becoming more of a full-service network for our viewers, who, contrary to their image, are neither couch potatoes, nor passionless.

Time Warner will also form a strategic alliance with the regional telephone company to build a 'full-service network'.

Some $1,000m of the US West investment will be invested to accelerate the building of the full-service network.

"The tradeoff is long-term dilution, against getting into the full-service network."

He says Time Warner's cable holdings can be "full-service networks," carrying not only television programming, but also telephone service, video-on-demand and home shopping services.

We are a wide-ranging, full-service network.

Most stations are unlikely to defect to the Fox network because, despite its recent growth, it is nowhere near a full-service network yet.

"The development of full-service networks proved harder to do than most suppliers believed," Mr. Harden said.

Other states erect administrative and procedural hurdles that make it difficult for communities to invest in a full-service network.

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