1.   Both companies expect a decision today from the Canadian government on whether their cable operations will receive licenses to issue direct-to-home satellite television services.

2.   Both received licenses to provide wireless services, based on digital technology, across the island.

3.   A spokesman for Ford Motor Co. confirmed that the company also received its license today.

4.   Aetna, Inc. has received a license from the Chinese government to operate a joint venture insurance operation in Shanghai, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said.

5.   After Yeltsin won a second term, NTV received a license for daytime broadcasting.

6.   British environment ministers urged their Continental counterparts in Brussels to agree that in future only zoos satisfying EU animal welfare inspectors should receive a license to operate.

7.   Both received licenses to provide mobile-phone services across the island.

8.   Company officials said they will reassess their plans and make a final decision once they receive a license for dry casks, expected within three years.

9.   Each member of the family receives a license, so that family members can fish individually without the others.

10.   DirecTV received its license for free.