41.   But evidently, the Justice Department thinks that NSI is clinging to control by not sharing key information in the database with its new competitors.

42.   But both are under attack from new competitors with fresh stores and diverse merchandising strategies that forced the venerable brands to look for a different way to do business.

43.   But in the more densely populated areas, the new competitors would quickly fan out among businesses, he said.

44.   But in the government-controlled business of over-the-air broadcasting, there is little room for new competitors.

45.   But he predicted that the new competitors would not be able to sustain their offers of free telephone minutes for long.

46.   But it will also take the company to task for not complying with various technical requirements, which can slow the entry of new competitors.

47.   But its capital cost was so huge that the cost of its power may not be competitive once monopoly markets are thrown open to new competitors.

48.   But Meyer believes that many new competitors might want the chance to offer both.

49.   But new competitors are free to come into North Texas and undercut TXU.

50.   But negotiations between NSI and the government apparently hit a snag over how NSI will share information from its database with new competitors.