81.  Already critics of the Echostar deal are lobbying Washington officials to nix the merger because it would give the combined company too much power.

82.  All of the top Baybanks executives will have senior jobs in the combined company.

83.  Brian Roberts, president and chief executive of Philadelphia-based Comcast, told reporters that the deal will let the combined companies move up to a new league.

84.  Brooklyn Union shareholders will receive one share of the combined company for each Brooklyn Union share.

85.  Brooktrout Software president Mark Flanagan will become president and chief operating officer of the newly combined company, with eYak co-founder Jeff Flowers named chief technology officer.

86.  Burguieres will hold the same positions in the combined company.

87.  Burguieres will serve as chairman, president and chief executive of the combined company.

88.  But a year later, the newly combined companies reinstated a substantial portion of those benefits.

89.  But a Hughes-Raytheon merger could also raise government antitrust issues, since the combined company would have a near-monopoly in missiles and ground radar systems.

90.  But as of Thursday night, GTE executives were said to be supportive of the deal, believing it would be good for the combined companies.