11.   Earlier in November, Deutsche Telekom surprised its European rivals by abruptly dropping out of the race to acquire a new wireless license in France.

12.   European merger activity has also slowed because of the multibillion-dollar wireless license fees that European telecommunication companies have had to pay recently to offer mobile Internet services.

13.   FCC officials said they will need to approve the transfer of wireless licenses to SBC.

14.   First MCI was going to bid on wireless licenses at a government auction.

15.   First, it held one of the first two wireless licenses in most markets.

16.   If the stations do not give way, the wireless licenses will, in effect, be useless.

17.   In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission has been auctioning off more wireless licenses using new parts of the spectrum.

18.   Last year, it bought two wireless licenses to provide personal communications services, or PCS, in California.

19.   Last year, it bought two wireless licenses to provide services in California.

20.   Millicom International Cellular SA plans to bid for wireless licenses in three regions in Brazil, Folha de S. Paulo reported today.