It is apparent that firms require efficient networks, including telecommunications networks. This affects their strategies and their capital expenditure which, in the case of large-sized firms, is often inter national. It is in the interest of states that efficient networks should exist as they are useful for firms that carry out takeovers (that is, firms with an attacking attitude), as well as those that have recourse to subcon tracting and franchising (that is, firms with a defensive attitude). The article deals with the impact of such networks on companies and discusses how changes take place in a geopolitical context.
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