51.   Regional phone companies, such as SBC, PacTel, GTE and others, no longer have protected territory.

52.   Remember how Tele-Communications Inc. and Bell Atlantic Corp., one of the big regional phone companies, were going to combine?

53.   Regional phone companies also want to get in on the action.

54.   Regional phone companies as well as several startups specializing in the technology are promoting it as their high-speed Internet access solution for home users and small businesses.

55.   Regional phone companies like BellSouth have likewise spent a fortune expanding the availability of their high-speed option, known as digital subscriber lines.

56.   Raymond Smith, chairman and chief executive, said the regional phone company should benefit from the telecommunications bill that Congress overwhelmingly passed.

57.   Regional phone companies, like Nynex, will use wireless networks to offer long-distance telephone service.

58.   Regional phone networks and car phone networks follow, the ministry said.

59.   Regional phone companies such as BellSouth Corp. are expected to show growth from an increase in telephone lines installed and cellular subscriptions.

60.   Several regional phone and wireless companies would benefit from such services, analysts said.