61.   This represented far greater growth than that for services by fixed lines.

62.   Under the offer firms are invited to bid for a licence to provide a national fixed line network, a digital mobile network and an international gateway.

63.   It also sees it as a bridgehead in the fixed line business amid the global trend for greater integration of wireless and fixed line services.

64.   KDDI admitted it also faced severe price competition in the fixed line division.

65.   Netcom Systems Denmark is one of the first new telecommunications companies to deliver fixed line telephony to the deregulated Danish market.

66.   One of the reasons for the change in telephone habits is the red tape involved in setting up a fixed line, meaning many people prefer mobiles.

67.   Setting up a fixed line can additionally involve dealing with red tape.

68.   Telecom said it will partner French equipment maker Alcatel to upgrade its fixed line network.