1. And while the government has allowed foreign competitors into Cambodia, he complains that political grudges are hindering his plans to expand abroad. 2. As such, the companies said, competitors would be allowed into their market with an unfair economic advantage. 3. Disclosing the ingredients in a list similar to those on packaged food labels could allow competitors to copy successful formulas, tobacco executives argued. 4. In the last five to ten years, government regulations have allowed new competitors, such as PanAmSat and Orion, to compete with Intelsat and Inmarsat. 5. Last September, the US Department of Commerce agreed to allow competitors into the market. 6. Other competitors will be allowed into the market from next year. 7. Pac Bell has allowed some competitors in, but has often claimed that there is no space in its central offices for all the competitors. 8. Several states -- including New York, Michigan and Illinois -- have allowed new competitors into their local markets. 9. That ended last year, when the government allowed competitors to market gas directly to big users, taking two thirds of that market away. 10. Antitrust penalties proposed by nine states would allow Microsoft competitors like Sun Microsystems and AOL Time Warner to clone the Windows operating system, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says. |