11.   Analyst said MCI would also provide the long-distance link that Nextel needs to offer customers seamless communications services.

12.   And as deregulation picks up speed and demand for communications services outgrow existing infrastructure, satellite services could boom.

13.   And in Japan, Nynex is participating in a consortium that provides mobile communications services to three regions.

14.   And investors have been worried about the sums of money Sprint may need to invest in its expansion into wireless personal communications services.

15.   And though the companies are hardly household names, together they promise to be a new giant in the lucrative market of providing communications services to business customers.

16.   And while Lionbridge and SilverStream launched their IPO, a third firm, HarvardNet, which provides Internet access and data communications services, postponed its Wall Street debut.

17.   And they seek frequencies in the highest possible regions for radio transmission, near some that have been sold by the government for new personal communications services.

18.   As a non-Bell, MCI Worldcom is allowed to offer any bundle of communications services it pleases.

19.   Associated, based in Pittsburgh, is the largest investor in Teligent Inc., which provides telephone and data communications services to companies using advanced wireless technology.

20.   At the same time, SBC will benefit from increased access to international markets and wireless communications services, he said.