31.   Celestri is one of several satellite projects looking to capture spiraling demand worldwide for high-speed data services, such as Internet access and faxing.

32.   Cellular phone companies and mobile radio operations, such as Ardis and Ram Mobile Data, are selling wireless data transmission service.

33.   Comcast and TCI, which are losing money, have been selling assets to clean up their balance sheets and concentrate on providing cable and data services.

34.   Competitors, they charge, can freeload on the billions of dollars they have to spend on upgrading copper wires for high-speed data service.

35.   Data services in both the wireline and wireless businesses are vibrant.

36.   Earnings at three of the biggest U.S. phone companies surged as businesses and consumers hooked up more lines to take advantage of the Internet and other data services.

37.   Faced with customer turnover and price wars, the carriers hope data services can help restore their profit margins.

38.   Exodus has suffered from the closure of many Internet companies that once purchased its Web services and data storage services.

39.   FCC Chairman William Kennard described the proposal as a bid to jump-start the deployment of high-speed data services to American homes.