1.  Assuming approval by the Nynex board, the merger will be announced formally Monday, and four other senior executives could be named at that time.

2.  Assuming commission approval, the matter would return to the postal governors in November or December.

3.  Assuming commission approval, the matter would go before the postal governors in November or December.

4.  He said the forecast assumes approval of U.S. loan guarantees and other factors.