Some feared that had the bar association not adopted the changes today, regulators would have imposed rules of their own on the profession.

In granting the license, regulators had imposed a list of conditions intended to keep the marketplace competitive.

But regulators may impose runoff control rules that could force the company to build a conventional water treatment plant that would cost $48 million.

But suppliers are unlikely to sign contracts at reasonable prices unless the federal regulators impose a firm price cap.

The penalty was small compared with the hundreds of millions in fines that regulators have imposed on the mutual fund industry for similar practices.

But some of the report's recommendations suggest that regulators may impose new restrictions on the company.

The regulators may nonetheless impose some sort of requirement for open Internet access.

Suggestions will be accepted for 60 days, and then the regulators can impose the change without Congressional approval.

Because trucks have an increasingly car-like role, regulators are imposing stricter safety standards.

But the regulators did not impose any monetary penalties against the bank and stopped short of more serious sanctions.