11.   Commission officials, however, wanted to be able to vet both the rival service provider and the deal to make sure it would foster competition.

12.   Consumer groups say this could drive down rates by fostering competition between Pac Bell and rival carriers.

13.   Crotty said the city wanted to foster media competition.

14.   Deregulation was supposed to bring consumers cheaper electricity by fostering competition among power suppliers.

15.   Deregulation requires the utilities to sell off some of their power plants in order to foster competition.

16.   Enormous benefits no doubt have arisen as a result of fostering competition among telecommunications firms.

17.   Ever since Ma Bell was pulled apart, legislators, regulators and the courts have been trying to foster competition in local phone service.

18.   Grassley said he wanted to overhaul Medicare to foster competition, to expand the role of private health plans and to offer drug coverage to all beneficiaries.

19.   In his argument Tuesday Waxman said the federal regulations were needed to foster competition in the local phone industry.

20.   It fostered internal competition and resulted in many ground-breaking computer systems like the PDP and VAX lines.