71.   Bid-wanted lists, which ask securities dealers, traders and fund manages to bid for bonds, are near three month highs.

72.   Big publicly traded companies are rushing to cut their dependence on Medicare business and create national networks to bid for big contracts with private insurers and employers.

73.   BellSouth was one of seven groups that bid for the region.

74.   Benjamin Steinbruch, president of CSN, said the company is in talks with interested U.S. groups to bid for Light, the newspaper Gazeta Mercantil said.

75.   Blatner, a child welfare consultant, recently formed his own company, the Family Supervision Network, to bid for the state contract if the plan is approved.

76.   Bernini said that in addition to great interest in Brazil he expects a significant number of foreign investors to bid for the companies.

77.   Blu SpA, a consortium formed to bid for an Italian wireless license, had to withdraw from the auction because British Telecom could not contribute more capital.

78.   Bob Dole, the former Senate majority leader, also demanded that broadcasters ought to have to bid for digital signals.

79.   Both had to bid for their first contracts.

80.   Both Singapore companies said they are in talks with another foreign partner to form a venture to bid for a new cellular license.