1.   Air Touch not only is a cellular provider in Los Angeles, it also is teaming with other firms to bring PCS service in Texas, Illinois and Florida.

2.   But the new system allows passengers for the first time to bill air-to-ground calls through their cellular provider, Tharp said.

3.   Cellular One, the other major cellular provider in Northern California, has offered digital service for several years.

4.   Cellular providers, in response to the threat of PHS and their own deregulation, cut prices sharply.

5.   Check usage through the cellular provider by phone, Internet or your handset.

6.   Currently, cities are allowed to have two cellular providers, which generally offer old analog technology relying on sound waves.

7.   He added that MCI planned to enter cellular by leasing wireless capacity from other cellular providers.

8.   It is the leading cellular provider for Nebraska, including Omaha, analysts said.

9.   Lynch said CDMA phone prices should drop quickly within three years as the technology is adopted by Airtouch Communications Inc. and other cellular providers.

10.   Many other companies, from America Online to cellular providers, hope to provide the ubiquitous Internet connection.