Northern Telecom Ltd has from the beginning looked the most appropriate telecommunications partner for Plessey Co Plc – by virtue of its size, not overwhelming as AT&T Co is, its strength in the US market, its close ties with a UK company potentially friendly to Plessey on the right terms, STC Plc, and its burning desire to get into the UK market: according to the Evening Standard, senior executives of Plessey advisor Lazard Brothers were in Canada late last month to hold discussions with Northern Tel.
NORTHERN TELECOM THE MOST APPROPRIATE PARTNER FOR PLESSEY
