In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: If this occurred, the Service's configuration would be that of a successful competitor and, at the same time, any benefits from having one provider would be retained. Choices: 1. This will not occur, and even if it did, nothing would change at all. 2. If the merger occurs, the service's setup will be similar to the company buying them out, but they would be able to retain their benefits from having their service. 3. The service's set up would be similar to a successful competitor, as well as many benefits being retained from having one provider, if this occurred.
A:
3