61.   At the same time, the phone companies get a new service they can charge customers for.

62.   At the time, analysts questioned why PacTel was getting smaller while other companies were getting bigger.

63.   Barrett also said he hopes the two companies will get government approval for the agreement within three to six months.

64.   Baby Bell companies may get to keep more of their earnings if a plan being considered by the Federal Communications Commission is adopted at its open meeting tomorrow.

65.   Because they controlled the drug purchases for millions of people, the managed-care companies got price breaks and were able to exclude drugs that were more expensive.

66.   Big industrial companies are also getting foreign help.

67.   Biotech companies get their big chance this week to reclaim some of the hot money that has moved into Internet stocks.

68.   Big drug companies got on board early with Gilead and Biota, realizing the enormous commercial potential for effective flu drugs.

69.   Big oil companies got a boost from Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. analyst Michael C. Young, who recommended that investors increase their holdings of the stocks.

70.   Both companies will get their licenses as soon as they complete payment of their high bids for the rights, and Sallet said MCI will do so quickly.