1.   Private cellular phone consortia have already bid billions to compete with state companies in Sao Paulo and Brasilia.

2.   Six international consortia were bidding for the contracts.

3.   Ltd. said Thursday the consortium would bid for one of two licenses that the government plans to award next year.

4.   The consortium might bid for projects in four northern states in India, the Economic Times quoted an unnamed GTE official as saying.

5.   The consortium will bid for basic telephone services, which are being privatized, and cellular telephone projects, the Economic Times reported.

6.   He said the consortium had bid the highest price for Forestry Corp.

7.   Consortia will bid for the rights of a super league and UEFA will be powerless.