11.   Although some jobs may be consolidated, Sidgemore said the total number of employees in the combined companies will probably increase in about a year.

12.   Amerman said it was agreed on Tuesday that Hassenfeld would become co-chairman of the combined company.

13.   Among other tradeoffs, said one executive, the companies agreed that the combined company would be based in New York City but would carry the name Bell Atlantic.

14.   Among the reasons MediaOne was willing to be acquired is that it will reduce the cost the combined company pays for cable programming.

15.   Analysts expect that Richard Fisher, the shrewd, statesmanlike chairman of Morgan Stanley, will run the combined company.

16.   Analysts generally praised the combination as a bold, smart strategic move, while voicing some concerns the combined company could be unwieldy to manage.

17.   Analysts said it is likely that SmithKline directors would run a combined company, with the most likely candidate for the top job as SmithKline Chief Executive Jan Leschly.

18.   Analysts said that the combined company should be able to deploy its amateur salespeople alongside its professionals to win additional contracts from small and medium-sized businesses.

19.   Analysts said the combination would make sense because a combined company could reduce costs mainly by cutting the work force.

20.   An agreement was also reached with the state of Alaska committing the combined company to reduce its ownership of Alaska North Slope crude oil production.