11.   The good economic news of recent days has brought no comfort to the telecom sector.

12.   Theodosopoulos notes that, historically, the telecom sector tends to recover six months later than the economy as a whole.

13.   Tom Crotty, a general partner at Battery Ventures, an early-stage firm in Wellesley, says lawsuits are a growing problem in the telecom equipment sector.

14.   With that in mind, it seems a good time to survey the slag heap that is the telecom stock sector.

15.   A strong showing by the technology, media and telecom sectors, combined with resilience on Wall Street, boosted most European stocks Friday.

16.   Dr John Ure, director of Telecommunication Projects at the University of Hong Kong, said on Monday the telecoms sector was likely to undergo a major restructuring.

17.   European stock markets closed higher Thursday, but lost momentum late in the day after a weak start on Wall Street and more bad news from the telecoms sector.

18.   First out of the blocks This year will witness fundamental changes in the telecom sector.

19.   He and EU Telecommunications Commissioner Martin Bangemann presented a progress report on liberalization the EU telecoms sector.

20.   He said the development of human resources in the telecom sector should be enhanced through greater cooperation and better utilisation of the existing training facilities in the region.