Express trains to Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports in London were all running as normal Tuesday, airport operator BAA said.

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The difference between this rumored deal with Sprint and that of a normal MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) would be the possible integration of cellphones with VOIP service, something that the traditional phone companies are scared to death of, but integrates perfectly with the current VOIP ambitions of the cable companies.

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PeruRail, the operator, hopes to restore normal service next month.

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Traffic on the cellular network was running between 50 percent and 100 percent above normal levels, and its directory assistance and operator services were also overwhelmed, the company said in a statement.

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At Cingular Wireless, a national mobile operator, network call traffic surged to 400 percent of its normal level from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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The train operator has apologised and said it had seen a higher than normal turnover of drivers and expected to be fully staffed by mid-December.

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But "if the Coast Guard boarding officer were to conduct a vessel safety inspection under normal circumstances and see that many people on board a boat that size, they would definitely recommend that the operator probably return to port and offload some of them, " Mr. McKenzie said.

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