31.   The case has moved from the staff level to the full commission level.

32.   The committee vote clears the way for the full commission to declare the purchase illegal at its meeting next Wednesday.

33.   The company did not ask to collect the adjustment retroactively, which would have required a vote of the full commission.

34.   The decision is still subject to approval by the full commission, which oversees import disputes and other foreign trade issues affecting American companies.

35.   The deal must still be approved by the full commission, but people close to the FCC said a rejection was highly unlikely.

36.   The examiners will then be allowed to revise their assessment before their report goes to the full commission.

37.   The full commission said it will review the proposal, along with a rival Peco plan, in November.

38.   The full commission is not expected to vote on the decision until later this year.

39.   The full commission must approve the unusual settlement.

40.   The full commission said it will take up the proposal, along with the rival Peco plan, in November.