1.   And in an age of ever-bigger banks, many smaller ones are touting personal services.

2.   And several phone companies in other states use similar announcements to tout the service, Britton said.

3.   Big-name radio personalities, such as Los Angeles disc jockey Rick Dees, will tout the service on radio stations nationally, sources said.

4.   Cable telephone service has been touted as one of those revenue generators, but it may be a gamble for Antec to give it so much focus.

5.   Irvine-based Auto-by-tel will run an ad touting its service that helps new-car buyers locate cars over the Internet.

6.   Other candidates or likely candidates tout their service in the Reagan administration.

7.   That resentment has been sharpened by years of ads in which MediaOne touted high-speed service that was still unavailable to many customers.

8.   Those companies have touted service as a key selling point to entice shoppers to buy directly from them rather than going to a store.

9.   But a national advertising campaign touting the services of travel agents is to kick off Friday with ads in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, Epping said.