71.   A Texas company is hoping a new patent will help it capture some of that lucrative market for the United States.

72.   A spokesman for Kodak said the company hoped to have agreements to sell these by the end of the year.

73.   A spokeswoman said the company hoped to serve French speakers outside of France as well.

74.   A Verizon spokeswoman said Monday that the company was hoping to refile for Massachusetts early next year.

75.   A. Wayne Johnson, a First Data executive vice president, said the company hoped to retain its bank credit card customers that also do merchant processing.

76.   ABC, NBC and Fox are still deciding what to do, and the computer companies hope they will use computer-friendly formats.

77.   Both companies hope to complete the final sale of Spring Inns to Phoenix before Christmas, when all the property titles will pass over.

78.   Burnham said the company hopes to receive them in March or April.

79.   But all three companies are hoping that with attractive pricing and continued refinement for ease of use, the technology will catch on with the non-computer literate.

80.   Busch said the companies hope to resolve the dispute within two to four months.