41.   The ministry also said it will scrap other restrictions in December to allow the bulk leasing of phone lines owned by Japanese international phone service companies to new competitors.

42.   The ministry may also scrap restrictions later this year to allow bulk leasing of phone lines owned by Japanese international phone service companies, the official said.

43.   The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications may end the ban on international phone service via the Internet, said a ministry official, who declined to be named.

44.   The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications next month will lift a ban on international phone service via the Internet, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported Saturday.

45.   The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications next month will lift a ban on international phone service via the Internet.

46.   The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry has also ordered NTT to share data on domestic clients with all international phone providers if it gives such information to its own unit.

47.   The operator of international long-distance phone charge card services was supposed to have its annual meeting in Manhattan Friday but earlier this week postponed the meeting.

48.   The regional companies are already players in international phone markets, usually through partnerships with foreign companies.

49.   The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry also ordered NTT to share data on domestic clients with all international phone providers if it gives such information to its own unit.

50.   The score from that match looked like an international phone number.