Gov. Mario M. Cuomo announced higher reimbursements in May to encourage private operators to provide space to "address a major gap in health-care and support services for AIDS patients."

The International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations standards-setting organization, has been trying for years to encourage wireless operators from around the globe to agree on a common global standard so that companies can upgrade their networks in the future.

To encourage private operators to make a long-term investment in regular service along a route, the Brookings researchers recommend selling them exclusive "curb rights" to pick up passengers waiting at certain stops along the route.

In January 2008, the UK government indicated that it would take steps to encourage private operators to build new nuclear power plants in the following years to meet projected energy needs.

This allows the use of several conditional access systems at the same time, a DVB feature called simulcrypt, which saves bandwidth and encourages multiplex operators to cooperate.

Greyhound Lines had grown so quickly in the 1920s and 1930s that the Interstate Commerce Commission encouraged smaller independent operators to form the NTBS to provide competition.

The Transport Act 1980 has attempted to encourage private operators to enter passenger transport under the philosophy that more competition will lead to better services.

Since then, QP has encouraged foreign operators to apply for exploration licenses.

The Council has introduced a Grant Scheme to encourage operators of commercial bus services in Lothian to improve the standard of accessibility of their vehicles.

Added regulation would encourage more illegal operators who would ignore both the new law and regular precautions, said Gary S. Carboccia, manager of Tree Care, which operates in Nassau and Suffolk counties.