21.   The proposed legislation would also reduce the telecom oversight responsibilities of state utilities commissions.

22.   The scheme allows private companies to operate state utilities at a profit before turning it over to the government.

23.   The state utility is chaired by a former general who has a close relationship with Chavalit, who is now defense minister and was formerly army commander-in-chief.

24.   This brings Dabhol nearer to final termination of the power purchase agreement with the state utility, its only customer.

25.   This is against the law and should be reported to the state utilities commission on an in-state call and to the FCC otherwise.

26.   United Telecom Austria is a consortium of the Vienna municipal and Austrian state electric utilities, Bank Austria AG and Raiffeisen Zentralbanken Oesterreich AG.

27.   United Telecom Austria included the Vienna municipal and Austrian state electric utilities, Bank Austria AG and Raiffeisen Zentralbanken Oesterreich AG.

28.   But it first needs to clean up the finances of France Telecom and other state utilities to make them viable in a competitive market.

29.   Federal and state officials are currently negotiating with the state utility and Enron officials about the power purchasing agreement.

30.   In a get-tough policy against a new maverick labor group, the government confirmed Wednesday that it would foil planned strikes at subways and other state utilities.