61.   Workers at the railway state monopoly SNCF staged their seventh consecutive day of strike, hurting tourism and companies that rely on freight transport.

62.   Yet the end of the state monopoly has created a basis for intense competition to begin in only one area, cellular telephones.

63.   Zvyazinvest was recently awarded permission by the Russian government to provide long-distance and international phone calls in competition with state monopoly Rostelekom.

64.   Piyasvasti said the sale of Egat in its entirety would be tantamount to converting a state monopoly into a private monopoly.

65.   After more than five years of bickering, Parliament on Thursday voted to end the state monopoly on radio and television broadcasting.

66.   Along with the privatization of spirit factories, the government also moved to lift the state monopoly on tobacco production.

67.   Also being discussed separately is a pact to free telephone services from state monopolies, common in Asia.

68.   As the former state monopoly, Telstra still dominates telecommunications in Australia through its nationwide networks.

69.   Bangemann said the mere threat of private competition has already prompted better service from state monopolies.

70.   Barring the way to free trade, Guilford said, were excessive import duties, and a state monopoly that controls all imports and exports.