11.   Applications for the orbital slots required for the proposed systems were due last week, and at least nine companies filed.

12.   Armed with such facts, you can contact the Federal Bankruptcy Court to see if the company has filed for protection.

13.   As more companies file for bankruptcy protection, the burden of lawsuits on those that remain grows heavier, since they must pay a bigger percentage of any judgments.

14.   Astra spokesman Benjamin Kincannon said Friday that the company filed a petition disputing the ruling.

15.   At least seven cable companies have filed with the PUC to enter the local telephone market in California.

16.   At that time the company had filed documents with the SEC relating to its acquisition of National Telecommunications, a long-distance carrier.

17.   Because publicly traded companies must file financial reports with the commission, the SEC is the final arbiter of accounting rules in the United States.

18.   BAT founder and CEO Joseph LaStella has said his company will file financial statements with the SEC within three weeks.

19.   BellSouth Corp. announced today that it has applied to begin offering long-distance service in Florida, the sixth state where the company has filed for long-distance approval.

20.   Besides seeking changes in the legislature, insurance companies have filed rate increase requests with the state Department of Insurance.