Feb 22 (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp (N:UTX) UTX.N :
* Comments on recent news reports
* Confirm it has previously engaged in preliminary, talks about range of
potential collaborative options with Honeywell
* Says never explored these options further due to significant regulatory
obstacles
* Communicated to Honeywell that combining business would face insurmountable
regulatory obstacles,strong customer opposition
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