21.   Even so, the outlook for some telecom companies may dim because of competition, both from big companies like Sprint and from smaller, more efficient rivals.

22.   For MCI WorldCom, Sprint offers the national wireless network that a complete telecom company needs, Burks said.

23.   Grubman lured more investors into securities of nascent and risky telecom companies than perhaps any other individual.

24.   He cites successes such as Sycamore Networks Inc. and Juniper Networks as telecom companies that took the market by storm.

25.   He has to have something to show the telecom companies when they resume the pilgrimage to Chelmsford.

26.   In just a few months, the Madrid-based behemoth gained control of four major telecom companies in Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

27.   In just a few months, the Madrid-based behemoth gained control of four major telecom companies in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru.

28.   In doing so, he reveals the winning strategies of the most successful telecom companies.

29.   Industry analysts say telecom companies that can serve these needs will be the ones that thrive.

30.   Internet companies, telecom companies, and software companies had a worldwide rally and just as they did here, many stocks soared to unsustainable heights.