21.   Nortel CEO Dunn told the shareholders the Brampton, Ontario-based company plans to focus its business on large telecom carriers and delivering new products.

22.   Siemens said Monday it was to announce an important acquisition and strategic partnership with a major British telecom carrier.

23.   Telecom carriers ended sharply higher on revived buying support following recent sustained declines.

24.   Telecom carriers were broadly lower, hit by confusion over the likely impact of further deregulation proposed by a government panel Thursday.

25.   Tanaka said there would be sufficient competition between domestic local call companies to permit the entry of other telecoms carriers such as cable television operators.

26.   Telecoms carriers and trading houses were also lower.

27.   Telecom carriers rose on bargain hunting following recent declines.