91.   The move is yet another example of how Vodafone is building a global network by turning minority stakes in wireless companies around the world into controlling interests.

92.   The potential revenue for U.S. wireless companies is huge, said Diethard Buehler, head of American operations for the A.T. Kearney international telecommunications consulting firm.

93.   The prospect of a price war has been enough to clobber the shares of some wireless companies.

94.   The smallest wireless companies would have a breather, paying only interest for the first few years.

95.   The success of Flarion Technologies in securing financing comes as venture capital for new telecommunications and wireless companies is scarce.

96.   The second-largest wireless company would be formed through a proposed merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and NYNEX Corp.

97.   The top federal regulator asked Congress today to pass legislation to prevent wireless companies that default on payments for airwave licenses from using bankruptcy litigation to keep their licenses.

98.   The widely praised deal calls for BellSouth to eventually trade its interest in a German wireless company for a much more valuable stake in Dutch-based KPN Telecom.

99.   The Web sites of the major wireless companies generally offer a comprehensive selection of the service plans.

100.   The winners of the PCS licenses ran into financial trouble almost immediately, as the stock market turned hostile to wireless companies of all kinds.