21.   A new phone center is in place in Riverside, Calif., joining one in Chicago.

22.   A new phone service called Simulring aims to lessen such headaches.

23.   About a year ago, Brooklyn Union started using new wireless phones with paging and walkie-talkie features from Nextel Communications Inc.

24.   According to US West, users will be able to configure the new phone to reach any Internet service provider from any normal telephone line.

25.   Additionally, Britton said Pac Bell has improved markedly in other areas, such as reducing the waiting time for new phone lines.

26.   African Communications Group will also install new phones at the University of Dar es Salaam for students and faculty and at hospitals, hotels and railway stations.

27.   AirTouch Communications Inc. said third-quarter earnings more than doubled, paced by a record number of new wireless phone customers in its international operations.

28.   Also, the new phone will use a voice-encoding technology to block unwanted lurkers from listening in on conversations.

29.   Brief glimpses have been about all that the new phones have generated, after several years of talk about their projected performance and profitability.

30.   But any new phone numbers and appointments will have to wait till you plug Rex in again.