31.   The ministry disqualified Telia in September for errors in its paperwork and wants to award the license to AirTouch.

32.   The license was awarded to the DeBartolo Entertainment-Hollywood Casinos Inc. partnership the next day.

33.   The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has awarded casino licenses to other executives accused of violating the law.

34.   The Ministry of Finance awarded the license after a law was passed last year permitted international accounting firms to practice in China.

35.   The three winning plans must be approved by the city council, and the Michigan Gaming Control Board will award licenses.

36.   Two other companies were also awarded licenses to provide telecommunications in rural areas last year.

37.   Two new mobile-phone carriers were recently awarded federal licenses to offer another type of wireless phone service called personal communication services, or PCS, in Arizona.

38.   Two California-based companies and their Mexican partner were awarded the license to distribute natural gas to the border city of Mexicali, Ministry of Energy officials said.

39.   Before the license was awarded, telecommunications minister Antonio Maccanico told reporters that increased competition would lead to lower prices and better service.

40.   Exploration licenses would be awarded for the areas if promising signs of oil or gas reserves are found, a Petronas official said on condition of anonymity.