1.  Apple has been addressing the problems and believes eWorld can be a competitive service.

2.  Bertelsmann plans to launch a competitive service this fall.

3.  But giving the rails competition are the new open skies of Europe, with new discount airlines providing competitive service between nations.

4.  Companies that offer competitive local service, like MGC Communications in metro Atlanta, already match most features offered by BellSouth.

5.  Pac Bell decided last week that to avoid such confusion in the future, it no longer will call customers who are switching to a competitive local service.

6.  Pac Bell can raise rates more easily on competitive services than on regulated ones.

7.  Small airlines have complained for years that whenever they try to introduce competitive service, the big carriers match their low prices and flood the routes with additional flights.

8.  Some Bell companies have tried to declare the competitive services illegal.

9.  Sponsors said the bill will result in increased lending, a stronger and safer banking system and more competitive services.

10.  That opened the door for competing companies to begin offering competitive services, such as high-speed Internet access.