1.   All this, carriers say, should add up to an explosion in SMS offerings this year.

2.   Alternative carriers say they have not stopped shipping, and are abiding by the FAA security directives.

3.   And wireless carriers say higher prices in San Francisco are a reflection of the cost of living here.

4.   At the time, the carrier said it needed to take the steps regardless of the outcome of its contract talks with pilots.

5.   Because these latest calls are made to international numbers they fall outside the jurisdiction of U.S. law, the long-distance carriers said.

6.   Air carriers say they take sufficient precautions to warn passengers about deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, which they point out is rare.

7.   But at least one long-distance carrier said the survey was flawed.

8.   But long distance carriers said they have seen the dollar amount drop for their respective companies since instituting monitoring systems in recent years and offering educational prevention seminars.

9.   But the two carriers said they would broaden their cooperation in other ways.

10.   Carrier said that Collins did not report directly to Boxley.