91.   The companies plan to announce the venture Thursday, the executives said.

92.   The company hopes it can generate more business from that pool of customers, its top executive said.

93.   The company said its executives responsible for plotting the purchase of LEP Group shares relied on information from SEC reports.

94.   The companies plan to announce the marketing agreement this week, the executives said.

95.   The company intends to offer long-distance calling plans with low per-minute rates but without monthly fees, the executives said.

96.   The computer industry objects, say some executives, because foreign companies will never buy the products under those terms.

97.   The conflict reached a high point last fall, when Wright tentatively decided that he wanted to remove Lack from the company, two senior NBC executives said.

98.   The CBS network is losing money and may only break even for the year, executives said recently.

99.   The deal, executives said, is expected to take three to six months to be completed.

100.   The companies, which are still completing the details of the transaction, hope to announce the acquisition by Monday, the executives said.