31.   Both are targeting business customers, especially those with the need to connect dozens or even scores of workers in the field.

32.   Both finance companies and investment banks actively pursue midsize business customers.

33.   Both those units, however, are geared to business customers, and it is unclear how MCI Worldcom means to make a big splash in local consumer markets.

34.   A multibillion-dollar industry has arisen to connect business customers with long-distance carriers without going through the local phone company.

35.   A relative handful of business customers were being courted by new companies, but the vast majority of consumers and companies still had no choice in local service.

36.   According to U S West and GTE Northwest, these are among their most popular and fastest-growing services for residential and small business customers.

37.   According to the Berliner Morgenpost article, the phone company also is considering removing Herbert May from his position as management board member in charge of business customers.

38.   Advantis, a joint venture of IBM and Sears, is a network leased by business customers who want to link their computers around the world.

39.   After establishing itself with business customers outside its home territory, SBC plans to pursue residential customers, Lopez said.

40.   Also, an array of competitors is battling BellSouth for the more lucrative business customers.