21.   At issue is one of two fees that customers typically pay when they use a cash machine not belonging to their regular bank, thrift or credit union.

22.   At Lotus, he sold packages of software, and the customer only paid once.

23.   Bank customers typically pay a fee to their bank when they use an ATM machine owned by another bank.

24.   Bank of America announced last week that it would not make its debit card customers pay anything to cover losses from stolen cards.

25.   Barbara Kates-Garnick, a Keyspan spokeswoman, said the goal of the billing system is to get customers to pay their bills more promptly.

26.   Bank customers are paying sharply higher fees as financial institutions ring up record profits, a consumer advocacy group said.

27.   Banks make money on loans, when customers pay them interest.

28.   Besides, so many new sites open every day, that these blocking programs must be constantly updated, and customers must pay for the privilege.

29.   Both Con Edison and Lilco made filings in support of the utility, saying their customers were also paying higher rates because of the contracts.

30.   A debate is raging at the Federal Communications Commission about whether cellular telephone customers should pay to receive calls as well as to make them.