Department of Justice
Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter to the GSMA Related to Innovative eSIMs Standard for Mobile Devices
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division completed a nearly two-year long investigation into the standard-setting activities of the GSM Association (GSMA), a trade association for mobile network operators.
Department of Justice Files Motion to Terminate Paramount Consent Decrees (Department of Justice)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 14:02
Justice Department Welcomes Arkansas Joining T-Mobile/Sprint Settlement
The Department of Justice announced that it has filed an amended complaint that adds Arkansas as a plaintiff in the suit and proposed settlement relating to the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.Arkansas joins Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota in the settlement, which is designed to launch Dish Network as a fourth nationwide provider of retail mobile wireless services. In addition to protecting competition, the proposed settlement will expedite the availability of high-quality 5G networks for American consumers and entrepreneurs.
Justice Department Welcomes Colorado Joining T-Mobile/Sprint Settlement (Department of Justice)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 10/28/2019 - 15:22US And UK Sign Landmark Cross-Border Data Access Agreement to Combat Criminals and Terrorists Online (Department of Justice)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:30Justice Department Welcomes Florida Joining T-Mobile/Sprint Claims Settlement (Department of Justice)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 13:32Kathy O'Neill is the Antitrust Division's New Senior Director of Investigation and Litigation (Department of Justice)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 20:24
Justice Department Approves Sinclair Broadcasting's Acquisition of Divested Fox Regional Sports Networks
On Dec. 13, 2017, The Walt Disney Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets and businesses from Twenty-First Century Fox, including Fox’s 22 regional sports networks (RSNs). After an investigation, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on June 27, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to block the proposed transaction. At the same time, the Department filed a proposed settlement that, if approved by the court, would resolve the Department’s competitive concerns.