1.   Americel, the only group to bid for the mobile operating license in the center-west region of Brazil, is virtually guaranteed to win there.

2.   An operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be required before the reactor could be restarted.

3.   A commission to regulate horse racing will be created after the tracks are sold or operating licenses granted.

4.   A premium price paid for the B-bandwidth operating licenses would indicate that companies already offering mobile telephone services in the A-bandwidth are undervalued.

5.   But a debate rages over whether the changes are within limits set when the plant was granted its first operating license two decades ago.

6.   But when it granted the operating license, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission had allowed removal of just one-third of the core at any particular refueling.

7.   Earlier this week, Brazilian Communication Minister Sergio Motta said the nation would press ahead with the sale of cellular telephone operating licenses in five geographical regions.

8.   Getting a telephone installed, having an operating license approved and even registering her office all involve cash payoffs, the executive said.

9.   If the charges are upheld at a departmental hearing, the companies could lose their operating licenses or be fined.

10.   If the administrative charges are upheld at a departmental hearing, the companies could lose their operating licenses or be fined.