21. CDMA boosts the number of calls companies can carry over their wireless systems. 22. Consumer advocates expressed hope that the decree would set a precedent for new requirements that all the major cable companies carry multiple Internet service providers. 23. Companies also carry enormous foreign currency debt on their books. 24. Companies carry two sets of books, one for shareholders and one for the IRS. 25. For a start, it lifts the limit on the amount of debt that the company can carry. 26. Fortunately the company carried insurance. 27. Gierer last month also said the company is carrying out marketing tests and is considering cutting prices, issuing coupons or other actions to increase sales, analysts said. 28. He cited the must-carry rules that require cable companies to carry the signals of local television stations and the technical standards for manufacturers of TV sets. 29. However, many analysts said companies are carrying such low inventory that there should be little need for big price cuts. 30. In addition, the company carries the power of some big name backers and directors who have done well elsewhere, such as at Apple Computer. |