1.   Companies expect to supplement their advertising revenue with fees for connecting users to online commerce sites and partnerships with telecommunications companies.

2.   The company makes a switch for connecting users to the global information network.

3.   The makers of CosTune hope to make the world a stage, by connecting users of the device through a wireless network.

4.   This company will make high-speed transmission systems, and General Instrument said today it now will emphasize modems for connecting users to the Internet.

5.   And paradoxically, slower subscriber growth at J-Phone would raise profit margins because the cost of connecting new users in Japan is so high, he added.