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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- March 22 2010
FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour stated that Google, Facebook, and other major U.S. companies need to “step up” their privacy protection efforts or face tougher penalties from the FTC
In the courts
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2010
On March 2, 2010, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan affirmed the order of the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) that extended Sprint's interconnection agreement with AT&T in accordance with the FCC's AT&T-BellSouth merger conditions
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- May 31 2010
The FTC has decided not to challenge Google's acquisition of mobile advertising network company Admob, determining that the acquisition was unlikely to harm competition in the marketplace
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- August 9 2010
The FTC appears to be investigating a complaint filed by Adobe in May 2010 against Apple alleging that its practice of refusing to accept third-party programming tools for the iPhone violates antitrust law
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcements
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- August 9 2010
Chairman Julius Genachowski announced on August 5, 2010, that the FCC has begun "consultations with staff of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) about how the two agencies can apply their different statutory standards to wireless merger divestitures in a more coordinated manner."
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- European Union, USA
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- August 16 2010
Regulators from the European Commission have reportedly joined the FTC in investigating whether Apple's iPhone application development practices harm competition
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- April 12 2010
There is an increasing probability that the FTC will challenge Google's pending acquisition of AdMob, a leading provider of mobile advertising services for smartphones
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- June 21 2010
Howard Shelanski, Deputy Director for Antitrust in the FTC Bureau of Economics, testified on June 15, 2010, before the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy recommending Congressional action to ensure that the recent Trinko and Credit Suisse Supreme Court decisions are not used to limit public antitrust enforcement actions brought by the FTC and DOJ in regulated industries such as telecommunications
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- September 20 2010
On September 16, 2010, Richard Feinstein, the Director of the FTC Bureau of Competition, testified before the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy
Intercarrier comp
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
On December 16, 2010, the New York Public Service Commission (NY PSC) voted unanimously to initiate an investigation into Verizon's intrastate access rates
