FCC
Communications Act Could Give FCC Commissioners Firmer Legal Footing Than Slaughter
Unlike the FTC, Congress intentionally designed the FCC as a bipartisan commission, one expert said
Marsha Blackburn
Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Decreasing Innovation in Market a Result of Big Tech Influence
Committed discussed big companies shutting smaller ones out of the marketplace.
Justice Department
Data Policy is Central to Antitrust Litigation, Say TPI Experts
January 20, 2021—When data gathering and usage are the lifeblood of the digital ecosystem, combating monopolies in the big tech industry will take more than just antitrust lawsuits, said industry experts during a Technology Policy Institute panel on Tuesday. Antitrust litigation undervalues how much
Antitrust
Senators Continue to Grill Witnesses About Perceived Lack of Antitrust Enforcement Against Big Tech
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2019 – A Senate Judiciary subcommittee devoted to antitrust on Tuesday grilled witnesses about what appeared to a dearth of startups, and also expressed concern about a lack of antitrust enforcement. Determining which acquisitions are beneficial and which aren’t is not as e
Antitrust
At Technology Policy Institute Panel on AT&T/Time Warner, a Criticism of Trump and Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2018 – The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized the president and his Justice Department’s antitrust division for promoting certain outcomes in recent antitrust actions. At a Technology Policy Institute panel on the AT&T/Time Warner merge
Broadband's Impact
Newspapers Face Grim Future of Diminishing Options, Note Panelists
June 19 – Concern about the future of the media, particularly newspapers, pervaded a Thursday forum on antitrust issues hosted by the American Antitrust Institute as part of the institute’s 10th year anniversary conference.
