Download or read book The Impact of Mergers on Performance in the US Telecommunications Industry, 1988 to 2001 written by Sumit K. Majumdar and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mergers and acquisitions in the Telecommunications industry have become a distinctive trend of the U.S. economy, with steady consolidation of carriers to head off or take on the competition. While the wealth effects of mergers have been extensively analyzed in prior literature, previous studies fail to correctly relate the causes of such phenomena to ex-post performance. This study elaborates on the consequences of mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry using statistics of communications common carriers for the period 1988 to 2001. Using a dynamic panel data analysis estimation technique - Arellano-Bond (1991) estimation -, which outperforms the event studies methodology used predominantly in prior research, we examine the synergistic effects and success factors of mergers over time with an exhaustive set of financial, operational and technological performance measures that capture profitability, growth, efficiency, productivity, economies of scale and scope, and technology progressiveness. We control for critical periods that constitute structural shift in telecommunications merger and acquisitions activity, and account for many mergers with huge welfare implications. The results of this study will serve to project the future structure of the telecommunications industry. We find significant evidence that mergers are followed by substantial deterioration in profitability and operational performance, in addition to a significant decrease in the investment on new technology.