Author Question: Recently, the European Commission blocked the merger of MCI Worldcom and Sprint because a. MCI would ... (Read 29 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 29, 2018

Recently, the European Commission blocked the merger of MCI Worldcom and Sprint because
a. MCI would gain access to Sprint avionics equipment, and pose a national security risk.
b. the European telecommunications infrastructure standards are different that Sprint's current technology deployment.
c. the company would be able to dictate prices for Internet access in Europe.
d. British Telecom opposed the merger.

Question 2

A research request agreement should only include the decision problem and the research problem.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

ErinKing · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Recently, the European Commission blocked the merger of MCI Worldcom and Sprint because the company would be able to dictate prices for Internet access in Europe. The avionics answer is from the blocked Honeywell - General Electric merger. The telecommunication infrastructure was not an issue in the decision. British telecommunications providers may or may not have opposed the merger. Importantly Britain is not part of the EU so it would not have directly influenced the decision.

Answer to Question 2

F