Justice Department Settles with T-Mobile and Sprint in Their Proposed Merger by Requiring a Package of Divestitures to Dish
The Department of Justice announced that it and the Attorneys General for five states reached a settlement with T-Mobile and Sprint regarding their proposed merger. The settlement requires a substantial divestiture package in order to enable a viable facilities-based competitor to enter the market. Further, the settlement will facilitate the expeditious deployment of multiple high-quality 5G networks for the benefit of American consumers and entrepreneurs.
Stand By Me: The Consumer Welfare Standard and the First Amendment
In America we want institutions that make our democracy strong—that seems like a no brainer. So as one line of thinking goes, antitrust enforcers should step beyond consumer welfare and think about what would be good or bad for our democracy, or for values like the free speech the First Amendment protects. The suggestion is that perhaps enforcers should broaden the consumer welfare lens to think about effects on democracy or expression. I'd like to focus my remarks today on two responses to that suggestion.
Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
The Justice Department—along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia—filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. Filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the complaint alleges that Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, collectively referred to as the "ad tech stack," that website publishers depend on to sell ads and that advertisers rely on to
Groundbreaking Resolution to Address Discriminatory Delivery of Housing Advertisements
The Justice Department reached a key milestone in its settlement agreement with Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, requiring Meta to change its advertisement delivery system to prevent discriminatory advertising in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
Attorney General Garland Announces Revised Justice Department News Media Policy (Department of Justice)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 06:36
Read more about Attorney General Garland Announces Revised Justice Department News Media Policy (Department of Justice)
AT&T Illinois To Pay $23 Million To Resolve Federal Investigation Into Efforts To Unlawfully Influence Former Illinois Speaker of the House
Illinois Bell Telephone Company, which does business as AT&T Illinois, agreed to pay $23 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into alleged misconduct involving the company's efforts to unlawfully influence former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan.
Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and European Commission Hold U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (Department of Justice)
Submitted by [email protected] on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 10:54
Read more about Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and European Commission Hold U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (Department of Justice)
Justice Department Celebrates the One-Year Anniversary of the Executive Order on Competition (Department of Justice)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 06:24
Read more about Justice Department Celebrates the One-Year Anniversary of the Executive Order on Competition (Department of Justice)
Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Seek to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a joint public inquiry aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal mergers. Recent evidence indicates that many industries across the economy are becoming more concentrated and less competitive, and that these problems are likely to persist or worsen due to an ongoing merger surge that has more than doubled merger filings from 2020 to 2021.
Justice, FTC and UK Competition and Markets Authority Issue Joint Statement Following the G7 Competition Enforcers Summit (Department of Justice)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 12:00
Read more about Justice, FTC and UK Competition and Markets Authority Issue Joint Statement Following the G7 Competition Enforcers Summit (Department of Justice)