But, on the positive side, operators may raise prices for broadband especially at the high end where users are price insensitive.

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And there are also complications on the Cuban side, tour operators said.

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He said the men appeared to work as legitimate van operators, with crime an occasional side venture.

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In other words, the operators and the analysts are working side by side.

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Operators tended to err on the side of switching rolls too soon.

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But most cable operators still want to bundle channels together on the retail side, because it brings in a guaranteed level of revenue they use to support the network.

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On the minus side Waste Management faces heavy price competition from thousands of private operators, as well as competition for new customers from publicly traded rivals Allied Waste Industries and Republic Services.

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Here, boat tour operators such as Adelaide River Queen Cruises actively try to attract the crocs by dangling meat over the side.

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European regional airlines, squeezed on one side by low-cost rivals like easyJet and Ryanair and on the other by the big network operators, such as Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, are especially vulnerable.

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