1.   Financially, the toughest task was to design a massive loan package for a telecom deal that required high upfront costs.

2.   Telecom deals were pouring in, and Grubman became the go-to guy.

3.   In Washington, U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings wants to tie confirmation of Charlene Barshefsky as the new U.S. trade representative to a telecoms deal that is acceptable to Congress.

4.   Satellite technology is still in its relative infancy but, if excluded, would leave a major loophole in any international telecoms deal.

5.   Satellite technology is still in its relative infancy but would leave a major loophole in any international telecoms deal if it were excluded.

6.   The alliance is the latest in a wave of recent telecom deals.

7.   The telecom deal is meant to end monopoly domination of many national telephone services which keep prices artificially high.

8.   U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings wants to tie confirmation of Charlene Barshefsky as the new U.S. trade representative to a telecoms deal that is acceptable to Congress.

9.   Trade envoys head toward compromise on telecom deal.

10.   An Indian minister Thursday rejected opposition demands to review all telecom deals awarded during the last three years by his predecessor who is now facing corruption charges.