81.   BellSouth provides local phone services in nine Southeastern states.

82.   BellSouth will focus on its southeastern U.S. local phone market, expansion of its cellular business and international opportunities.

83.   BellSouth, the dominant provider of local phone service in the Southeast, is in the business of providing a connection.

84.   BellSouth, which offers local phone service in nine southeastern states, said it will cut management and non-management jobs.

85.   Besides boosting the earnings of the local phone companies, it could be a precursor to opening up the telecommunications business even further.

86.   Billions of local phone, long distance and wireless industry dollars are on the line.

87.   Billions of local phone, long distance phone, and wireless phone industry dollars are on the line.

88.   Bell Atlantic Corp. and other local phone companies have promoted them for two decades to families with chatty teen-agers.

89.   Bell Atlantic earlier this week became the first Baby Bell to file applications to offer long-distance phone service outside of its core local phone market.

90.   BELL ATLANTIC EXCEEDS FORECASTS Bell Atlantic, citing strong demand for second phone lines, reported earnings that exceeded forecasts and showed that the local phone business remains healthy.