Re: British Telecom merger with MCI

[Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>]

On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Peter D. Junger wrote:

> 
> Has anyone figured out how this merger can work, particularly when
> British Telecom will be the surviving party, when those MCI employees
> concerned with the security of communications will not be able to
> disclose any cryptographic software or technical data to their

It's reasonably  trivial to get export licences from both countries 
for foreign subsidiaries. Also, British Telecom and GCHQ have a 
friendly working relationship, and any merger is unlikely to change
these facts.

Simon