January 30, 2002

Vodafone says it added 4.2 million mobile phone subscribers in fiscal third quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to 99.9 million, making it world's largest wireless operator; Orange added 8.8 million customers for total of 39.3 million in year to Dec 31 (S)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mayoralty is likely to be judged by rebuilding of World Trade Center site even though he has limited authority to guide efforts; Lower Manhattan Development Corp was formed by Gov George Pataki, assuring his control of process, and its members selected by Pataki and Rudolph Giuliani prior to Bloomberg's taking office; Bloomberg had opined that state-city commission would hinder rebuilding process, however he has avoided criticizing governor and says he can work with arrangements and appointees (M)

Wim Delvoye, Belgian conceptual artist, designs machine that is mimics human digestive system; machine, named Cloaca, is installed at New Museum of Contemporary Art in SoHo, where members of staff will 'feed' Cloaca over next three months; photos (M)

Exhibition of decorative treasures from Paris Musee des Arts Decoratifs to tour United States, beginning with Portland Art Museum, Oregon; jazz piano series at 92d Street Y to open with tribute to novelty piano; exhibition of graphic works by Andre Masson is on view at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art; Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co plans New York City performances; photos (M)

Enron acknowledges that it contracted until mid-January with commercial shredding companies to destroy company records, but insists that records being destroyed were unrelated to continuing investigation of company's collapse; disclosure outrages Rep James Greenwood, whose subcommittee is investigating document destruction at Enron and Arthur Andersen, its accounting firm; government officials say FBI officials have been at Enron headquarters, working to preserve potential evidence since employee came forward week ago to say documents were being shredded; House Energy and Commerce Committee has demanded that Andersen provide details of its internal investigation of document shredding, as well as information about any consulting work it did on score of Enron's complex partnership deals; computer experts say majority, perhaps nearly all, of destroyed Andersen and Enron materials could be recovered by electronic means (M)