Which of the following is an example of vertical
integration?
a. Department of Justice's filing of an antitrust suit against the
merger
b. The competition between Dish Network and Comcast
c. The intention of Comcast and Time Warner to merge
d. Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal
The correct option is D. Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal as in vertical integration two companies who are in different stage of production of the same product or service merge.
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