1.   The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute.

2.   Also plans to break up national monopolies to allow the birth of new companies in industries such as energy and telecommunications.

3.   And like other telephone companies that have lost national monopolies in recent years, it is increasing investment overseas.

4.   Canadian grain farmers are required to sell only to the Canadian Wheat Board, a national monopoly which controls the purchase, sale and export of wheat and barley.

5.   Former state-owned national monopolies are transforming themselves into competitive global enterprises to offset loss of revenues at home as regulators pull down barriers to competition.

6.   Germany, France and Belgium all plan to sell stakes in their national monopolies in the next two years.

7.   Like other telephone companies that have lost national monopolies in recent years, Telefonica is increasing investment overseas.

8.   Some, including France, Germany and Belgium, have been reluctant to open their telecommunications markets amid impending sales of national monopolies.

9.   Some, including France, Germany and Belgium, have been reluctant to open their telecommunication markets to competition amid impending sales of national monopolies.

10.   Some, including France, Germany and Belgium, have been reluctant to expose their markets to competition as they ready national monopolies for sale to the public.