The proposed merger has also prompted regulators to re-examine the relationship between Time Warner and AT&T, the nation's largest cable company.

Some Regulators Intervene The riskier profile of today's typical life insurer has prompted regulators to intervene.

For another, the chronic chumminess between the fund and the other financial operations Mr. Davis owns has prompted Federal regulators to intervene twice in less than three years.

And there might be a good defensive reason to accept the EMI bid, even on the assumption that it would be blocked - if it prompted regulators also to reject the Sony-Bertelsmann music merger.

Last month, a similar plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean lost its rudder, prompting federal regulators to require rudder inspections.

The size of the restatement also prompted some lawmakers and regulators to raise anew their concerns about how Freddie Mac is regulated and to call for more stringent oversight.

At the heart of the report were 15 case studies documenting "how the administration's January 2003 policy directive has prompted federal regulators to avoid protecting ponds, lakes, rivers, and entire watersheds from toxic pollution."

A1 Running Out of Phone Numbers A shortage of telephone numbers has prompted regulators to add area codes at a furious pace.

Price Waterhouse issued its warning because of concern that First Executive's deteriorating condition could prompt regulators and lenders to take action against the company.

As such, he says, it could prompt international regulators to re-assess the need for more precise rules.