1.   Another factor is the increase in alternative satellite and cable channels for carrying international traffic, outside the control of public telecom operators.

2.   However, they will benefit from the services because companies such as Gratistelefon will need to lease circuits from telecom operators.

3.   The Internet phone, for example, which is set to trigger pricing wars among the telecom operators, will work only on an IP account.

4.   There is a productivity gap between U.S. telecom operators and other high-tech companies.

5.   Three other licenses have reportedly been issued for telecom operators, including an affiliate of US West and the national railway-owned Hermes Europe Railtel.

6.   A spokesman for the Paris-based telecom operator declined to comment on the report.

7.   Agreement on a compromise followed weeks of negotiations between EU governments and the assembly on whether to let the commission decide if telecom operators abuse their market position.

8.   But overall, he held a negative view of Hongkong Telecom relative to other regional telecom operators.

9.   Buying into telecom operators is not new for Motorola.

10.   Despite requests from WorldCom and other telecoms operators, KPN Mobile has no direct interconnection agreement with other network operators.