1.   By now, calls have tapered off, and customers often connect quickly with an operator.

2.   Customers could still connect to the online service and the Internet, the company said.

3.   For example, customers could connect to MSN to automatically back up the information stored on their hard drives.

4.   French and Italian waters are favorites because customers connect them to sophisticated tastes.

5.   Prodigy is also expected to announce Thursday that it will begin letting customers connect to the service at higher speeds with no extra charge.

6.   That pricing strategy allows customers to connect to computer systems at their home office and work much as they would at their desks.

7.   That would let individual customers connect with independent generators offering lower rates.

8.   To actually read the e-mail, the customer still must connect dail in to the service provider.

9.   Together, the trio, but especially Pittman, navigated treacherous waters a year ago, when headlines blared that customers could not connect to the service.

10.   WebTV produces a system that allows customers to connect to the Internet using a remote control and set-top box.