1.  It also leases time to foreign broadcasting companies.

2.  It is leasing modem time from other companies, while it continues to add capacity to its own network.

3.  It leases time from long-distance companies such as WorldCom Inc.

4.  But the private, Netherlands-based MirCorp leased time on Mir and promised to pay for its operation.

5.  It is also unclear how the decision would affect advertising on independent NTV television station, which leases its time from Ostankino.

6.  It is also unclear how the decision would affect advertising on independent NTV television station, which leases time from Ostankino.

7.  Luckily for Mir, Russia received a bailout from NASA, which leased time on the station in a bid to borrow Russian experience in long-term space flights.

8.  MirCorp, a private company based in Amsterdam that has leased time on Mir, said it had funded the Progress launch.

9.  The station is owned by the military supreme command, which leases broadcast time to Media Plus.