31.   Nynex is the Baby Bell local provider in New England.

32.   Owner Neil Willis has seen his service grow from being a small local provider to a regional operation with access throughout Arkansas.

33.   Personally, I recommend using a local Internet provider whenever possible.

34.   Regulatory changes are under way that will allow utility customers to buy electricity from someone other than their local providers.

35.   Some users may have a similar service available through their local Internet provider.

36.   Such cutoffs now can occur for long-distance companies that bill through a local provider, such as Southwestern Bell.

37.   Subscribers will still be able to reach CompuServe from those countries through local Internet service providers.

38.   That has sent online services companies scrambling to sign on local content providers.

39.   That is especially problematic in rural areas, where Medicare HMOs cannot enroll enough members to negotiate discounts with local health care providers.

40.   The lack of competition boosted shares of local providers.