1.   Thornbury has announced a takeover bid of a regional TV company.

2.   He explained that under the terms of licences, the regional companies were entitled to seek alternative sources to coal-fired electricity to promote diversification in supply.

3.   Along with a host of smaller players, they are now lining up partners among the regional Bell companies.

4.   Already, cable companies have locked horns with regional Bell companies in negotiations over issues like how much they should pay for handing off calls to the Bell network.

5.   Also, the regional Bell companies are hoping to building their own nationwide network.

6.   Ameritech Corp., the regional Bell company based in Chicago, has filed a similar request for Illinois.

7.   Amy Burton, a soprano who often appears at the New York City Opera, started out singing in regional companies around America.

8.   American Repertory Ballet is a regional company that has gone through some changes.

9.   Ameritech, one of the seven regional Bell companies, dominates the local telephone market in Illinois.

10.   Analysts also expect MCI next week to announce an agreement with at least one regional Bell company and possibly GTE Corp. to resell cellular services.