71.   Even how BellSouth sells local service is changing.

72.   Excel Communications Inc. sells long-distance service the way Mary Kay Corp. sells cosmetics, making Stephen Smith one of the best-paid telephone executives in America.

73.   Executives at SK Telecom said they were concerned that the company could have trouble selling competing services like broadband access.

74.   Fact City is not a search engine, but a company that sells its service to search engines and portals.

75.   Even though the Atlanta-based company announced earlier this week the long-awaited news that BellSouth soon will sell long-distance service, Howard recognized the signs.

76.   Excite At Home hopes to boost sales even further through selling its service in retail stores and with computer makers.

77.   Federal law requires BellSouth and other regional Bell operating companies to give competitors unfettered access to its network before they may sell long-distance service.

78.   For consumers, much of the competition is in just two states, New York and Texas, where the Bell companies have been allowed to sell long-distance services.

79.   For instance, all its retail stores now sell added services that are likely to attract any photographer, including those who use digital cameras.

80.   For now, the Bells must wait for approval from the Federal Communications Commission before selling long-distance service.