11.   Global roaming is not yet easy and convenient and air-time charges will be an obstacle, according to telecom analysts.

12.   Telecom analysts said TAC will not wait for AIS to convert its royalty fee alone.

13.   Telecom analysts say TA and Ucom, both laden with huge debts, are negotiating with their creditors for loan rollover.

14.   Therefore, Siemens support in helping Advanced Info seek new loans will increase its market share, according to a telecom analyst.

15.   Gautam Kapoor, telecoms analyst with ING Barings, said the market had room for growth, adding that more competition would mean cheaper and better services for consumers.

16.   Global One would gain a lot from Cable and Wireless, said Stefan Mehler, a telecoms analyst with German bank WestLB.

17.   David Toh, a telecom analyst with Barings Securities Singapore Pte.

18.   The panel also said it is issuing a subpoena to Jack Grubman, the former telecom analyst at Salomon Smith Barney with close ties to the industry.

19.   The pessimistic predictions also sent telecom analysts scrambling to revise downwards their full-year estimates for Nokia.

20.   West LB Panmure telecoms analyst Mark Davis agreed.