1.   Analysts said there were regulatory issues and competitive pressures that made the outcome of the merger difficult to predict.

2.   Analysts say the hiring last December of Daley, the Commerce Secretary under President Bill Clinton, demonstrates how serious SBC is taking regulatory issues.

3.   And a full joint ownership of the network could raise regulatory issues.

4.   And beyond that, there are still regulatory issues to overcome.

5.   And on regulatory issues, he says, the rules are a moving target, and the pace of regulatory change is costly and confusing to companies.

6.   And he works regularly on campaign finance reform and tobacco regulatory issues with Representative Martin Meehan, a Lowell Democrat.

7.   And she said they need to study wetlands regulations, stream buffer laws and a host of other regulatory issues.

8.   And then there are regulatory issues that could scuttle any deal.

9.   Another is Texas state Sen. Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, whose law firm represents the company on regulatory issues.

10.   And while the British Telecommunications-MCI combination may raise thorny regulatory issues, analysts predict it will not be the last cross-border alliance.