11.   Among the key items to be decided are entry fees, minimum coverage requirements and a limit on how many firms are allowed to enter the market.

12.   Among major companies that could enter the market are Mobil Corp., Shell Oil Co. and Texaco Inc., industry officials said.

13.   Analysts caution that utilities accustomed to operating under the cozy protection of state regulation will find it hard to enter markets where competition is fast and furious.

14.   Among major companies that could enter the market are Mobil Corp., Shell Oil Co., and Texaco Inc., industry officials said.

15.   Analysts say small Japanese insurance companies may be forced out of business as foreign insurers and Japanese banks enter the market.

16.   Analysts expect prices to start falling later this year as more supply enters the market.

17.   And French regulators have made it tougher for new competitors to enter the market than their German neighbors did.

18.   And Ariane itself may prove to be a white elephant, as smaller and cheaper satellite launching devices enter the market.

19.   Analysts expect a number of smaller PC companies, and some large Japanese computer makers, to enter this market as well.

20.   And as more competitors enter the market, analysts say, the quality of low-priced e-commerce services should improve.