Taking On The Telecom Giants: ECI, Tadiran seeking rapid expansion with largest merger in Israeli history. From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: October 16, 1998| Author: Anonymous | Copyright The Jewish Week Oct 16, 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Taking On The Telecom Giants: ECI, Tadiran seeking rapid expansion with largest merger in Israeli history.

STEWART AIN

Staff Writer

What the Israeli government is calling the largest merger in the country's history will bring together two "premier" telecommunications companies that are expected to have a combined annual revenue next year of $1.5 billion.

ECI Telecom Ltd. and Tadiran Telecom are joining in an effort to challenge bigger competitors.

"We're bot...