21.   The proposed combination is certain to be studied closely for antitrust implications by the Justice Department.

22.   The Transportation Department retains some authority to review the antitrust implications of mergers involving international routes.

23.   The Web services competition will not necessarily have antitrust implications.

24.   While the SBC-PacTel transaction won easy approval last November, it has taken longer to decide the antitrust implications of the Bell Atlantic-Nynex merger.

25.   Within weeks of the August announcement, Mayor Willie Brown called U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, who promised to look into any antitrust implications of the sales.

26.   The Justice Department said Monday it is continuing to look at possible antitrust implications of the FedEx contract.