11.   Such a merger would also face considerable regulatory questions, since BellSouth is not yet permitted to offer long-distance.

12.   The merger already faces scrutiny in the United States by the antitrust division of the Justice Department as well as the Federal Communications Commission.

13.   The merger faced political questions, too.

14.   The merger faces review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state regulators in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

15.   The merger still faces significant hurdles, however.

16.   The proposed merger probably faces regulatory hurdles because it would be the first union of a U.K. generator and regional distributor.

17.   The Primergy agreement anticipated some of the regulatory hurdles the merger would face.

18.   The proposed merger probably faces regulatory hurdles because of concerns by authorities that it would give PowerGen too much influence on the U.K. electricity market, analysts said.

19.   WASHINGTON - Executives for America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. insist their proposed merger is facing no serious antitrust obstacles.

20.   While the merger has faced some rough patches, that campaign, by all accounts, was second to none.