21.   That flexibility is highly important to Nynex as it attempts to to turn itself from a regional utility serving New York and New England into a global communications conglomerate.

22.   The British conglomerate Trafalgar was ordered by a government takeover panel to drop its bid for Northern Electric, a regional utility.

23.   The investors are expected to boost productivity and cut jobs at the regional utility.

24.   The government of Minas Gerais said it is considering selling a controlling stake in the regional utility.

25.   The other was put together by a regional utility whose props consisted of a lectern, an easel and a cardboard poster.

26.   The regional utilities use the money to finance expansion of generating and distribution systems.

27.   The state government of Minas Gerais will sell a one-third block of voting shares in the regional utility on Wednesday.

28.   The successful sale of a state-controlled regional utility this morning also gave energy companies an extra boost.

29.   The U.K. government blocked National Power Plc and PowerGen Plc from buying two regional utilities in an unexpected move it said would prevent unfair competition in the electricity market.

30.   Three regional electric utilities formed a venture to tap into the emerging national market for electricity by selling services to big companies with outlets in markets across the country.