21.   Ultimately, whether the local telecom industry can maintain and improve its position relative to competitors will depend on how large local players can grow.

22.   When questioned about the reason for their job losses, they can point to a general fall from grace of the telecom industry.

23.   While praising BellSouth as well-run and consistently profitable, some analysts have suggested that the company is no longer in the top tier of the telecom industry.

24.   But he said Singapore would be open and responsive to the revolutionary changes sweeping the telecom industry worldwide.

25.   Each insisted it had a better strategy for a rapidly changing telecom industry -- especially in Europe, where deregulation has sparked a frenzied race to grab market share.

26.   Dr Ure says the buyout may well trigger a shake-out in the mobile telecoms industry.

27.   I look forward to meeting Dr Mahathir on that occasion as well as working and exchanging views with my colleagues in the telecoms industry.

28.   Investor concerns have been heightened by a cash crunch in the telecom industry.

29.   Mr Wong said the market has been tough, but with the liberalisation of the telecoms industry, City Telecom will further expand its portfolio of services.

30.   NTC is under close scrutiny as under the present liberalisation policies, it will have the power to control competition in the telecom industry.