51.   This time around, you need not be tethered to a computer modem to follow the returns.

52.   This year, the two-phone-line household became a commonplace of modern life as fax machines, home offices and computer modems have proliferated.

53.   Those blinking lights on a computer modem indicate the device is transmitting and receiving digital data.

54.   Under the plea agreement, he must restrict his use of a computer modem to conducting research for school assignments.

55.   Under the proposal, a computer system would be set up to monitor computer bulletin boards for the electronic transfer of obscene images through computer modems in Los Angeles.

56.   Voice mail, fax machines, beepers, cellular phones, and computer modems have caused the demand for phone numbers to mushroom in recent years.

57.   While not foolproof, such filtering software can give people a large measure of control over what material they or their children can receive through their computer modems.

58.   With so many people talking on phones and using computer modems, telecom companies plan to turn a profit.

59.   Electronic filing enables taxpayers and tax preparers to send returns through computer modem to IRS-authorized companies, which then transmit the information to the agency.

60.   International connection, meanwhile, is almost impossible because the government bars computer modems from the country and telephone lines are terrible.