NBC became the first permanent national network.

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The flagship NBC network, once seen as the deal's albatross, has been on the turnaround.

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Those talks began following an attempt to secure a similar deal with the NBC network, which failed.

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The coasting comes courtesy of such unlikely ISPs as the town of LaGrange, Georgia, the NBC network and even Kmart.

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