71. Congress is currently reviewing a law that would open the market to competition. 72. Critics said that measure would have given the Bells too great an advantage as they open their markets to competition. 73. Congress is debating a telecommunications bill that would open phone markets to competition. 74. Daley and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky have sent a letter to Japanese officials demanding they do more to open their markets to U.S. autos and auto parts. 75. Developing countries fear their infant financial services sectors will be crushed by Western companies unless they were given a long phase-in period to open their markets. 76. Drug traffickers have been able to globalize their operations, opening new markets and increasing their reach even further. 77. Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom won EU backing after their governments agreed to accelerate the pace of opening their markets to competition. 78. Developing countries fear their infant financial services sectors would be crushed by big Western companies unless they were given a long phase-in period to open their markets. 79. Earlier this month, the market was opened in corporate bonds with a maturity of three years or more. 80. Electricity has yet to be deregulated, although the PUC recently proposed opening the market for electric power in the state. |