Mergers of large corporations come as a rather controversial issue to consumers and government officials alike. Many are afraid of the monopolistic outcomes of such an occurrence; however, like anything else, it must be put into perspective. With the Sprint and Nextel merger which took place in the middle of 2005, we have to look to the specifically at the telecommunications industry and assess whether the effects were efficient and positive or negative. With regards to the combination of network platforms, protection for the respective companies, and the previous merger which was granted we find that the Sprint/ Nextel merger was in fact beneficial to the market and the consumers.
The first advantage of the merger would the uniting of the two company's cellular network platforms. Sprint would get access to Nextel's large base of business customers while Nextel would get an opportunity to expand faster since it was approaching a multi billion dollar investment decision to upgrade......
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