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FTC and DOJ Host First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing

Alston & Bird on 8/7/2024

At its first public meeting, the federal interagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing signaled a priority of lowering U.S. retail prices. Our Antitrust Team highlights what businesses should know going forward....more

FCC Reinstates Radio Duplication Rule for Commercial FM Stations

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/18/2024

On June 10, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released an Order on Reconsideration (Order) reinstating section 73.3556 of the Commission’s rules (the radio duplication rule) for commercial FM...more

FCC Adopts Video Service All-In Pricing Rules

Venable LLP on 4/1/2024

On March 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules that require cable television operators and satellite video providers to specify the aggregate monthly all-in price for video programming services on...more

Few Changes to Local Radio or TV Ownership Rules in FCC's 2018 Quadrennial Ownership Order

Lerman Senter PLLC on 12/29/2023

The FCC has completed its long-pending 2018 review of the broadcast multiple ownership rules. In making its determination of whether the ownership rules remain necessary in the public interest as a result of competition, the...more

House Select Committee on the CCP Issues Report and 150 Policy Recommendations Affecting Trade, Telecom, Government Contracts and...

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/19/2023

Last week, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select Committee) issued a comprehensive new bipartisan report, including almost 150 policy...more

President Biden Issues Long-Awaited Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/2/2023

n October 30, President Biden issued the long-awaited Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the first order to navigate AI’s impact across sectors and to...more

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: New Rules for All Companies Active in the EU

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/3/2023

On 12 July 2023, the new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) started applying to all non-EU and EU companies and all sectors of the economy. FSR filled a regulatory gap which existed since 1958. The European Commission...more

Media Bureau Opens 2022 Quadrennial Ownership Review Proceeding

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/28/2022

On December 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice (PN) commencing its 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. Comments...more

AD-ttorneys@law - November 2022 #2

BakerHostetler on 11/18/2022

Made-in-USA Shootout Leads to Jury Trial, $3.1 Million Judgment Novelty glassware manufacturer weaponizes FTC guidance against rival - Is Half Bulletproof Really a Thing? For the uninitiated, the shot glass in...more

Wireless Roundup (May 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/29/2022

Key Wireless Deadlines- SEC Requests Comment on Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk...more

FCC Order Bans Certain Arrangements to Promote Competition in Multi-Tenant Buildings

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/1/2022

Commission rules out certain revenue sharing agreements, requires disclosure of exclusive marketing arrangements and restricts sale-and-leaseback arrangements. On February 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission...more

Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/21/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

President Biden Signs Executive Order Encouraging Greater Regulation of Tech and Communications Companies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/20/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a far-reaching Executive Order seeking to fight market concentration and anticompetitive practices across the entire U.S. economy, stating that "[a] fair, open, and competitive...more

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order to Foster Competition

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/16/2021

This afternoon, President Biden signed a landmark executive order aimed at promoting economic competition by limiting the power of large corporations. The sweeping executive order includes 72 initiatives across more than a...more

Biden Administration Signals Tech and Telecom Priorities in EO on Competition

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/13/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (EO). The EO seeks to establish a “whole-of-government” effort to promote competition in the U.S. economy, featuring...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping Competition Executive Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/12/2021

Key Points - On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an aim to address competition...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping ‎Executive Order Directed at Promoting Competition ‎in the ‎American Economy

Locke Lord LLP on 7/12/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an expansive Executive Order directed at increasing competition in the U.S. economy. The Executive Order contains 72 initiatives pertaining to more than a dozen federal agencies,...more

The House Judiciary Committee Takes on Big Tech

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 3/10/2021

“Mark my words: Change is coming. Laws are coming.” That was the warning David Cicilline (D-RI) – the House Judiciary Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee Chairman – gave on February 25th at the first in...more

Competition Policy Gets a Top Spot in the White House

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/9/2021

Following weeks of speculation about a potential role for Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu in the Biden Administration, the White House announced on March 5 that Wu has been named Special Assistant to the President for...more

DOJ Seeking to End Movie Studio and Theater Antitrust Decrees amidst Streaming Competition – A New Opportunity in Theatrical...

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 11/26/2019

For the film and media distribution industries, this year has been action-packed. Production budgets are skyrocketing and new digital services have been announced or are launching with each passing month. The streaming wars...more

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