Telecom consolidation is driven largely by the need for scale efficiencies, made more urgent as telecom players increasingly compete on price. Size and scale give telecom companies a larger geographic coverage plus expanded offerings, which can serve to hedge against a downturn in any specific service segment.
A neck injury may cause damage to the phrenic nerve. Symptoms of a phrenic nerve injury may include difficulty breathing. A pacemaker may be surgically implanted into an individual that has difficulty breathing due to phrenic nerve damage. Physical trauma is the most common cause of damage to phrenic nerves.
Phrenic nerve damage results in difficulty breathing and increases the risk for lung infections. In some cases, the phrenic nerve is injured during surgery on the neck or chest. Lung surgery, heart valve surgery, coronary bypass surgery and surgery to treat cancers of the head and neck have all been linked to phrenic nerve injuries.