Tag: Telecom
Solving Net Neutrality: Regulation, Antitrust, Or More Competition
Gerald Faulhaber, Mar 29, 2012
Since net neutrality first appeared in policy debates, its meaning has been less than crystal clear. Some advocates have argued...
Net Neutrality in the United States and Europe
Jan Kramer, Christof Weinhardt, Lukas Wiewiorra, Mar 29, 2012
The Net Neutrality ("NN") movement essentially believes that the traditions of the internet ecosystem should not...
DOJ’s Attempt to Block the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Places the Horizontal Merger...
Benjamin Brown, Oct 31, 2011
In the U.S. antitrust merger enforcement community, many believed that the Department of Justice ("DOJ") would sue to enjoin any...
The Future Legacy of the AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger Case
Jonathan Rubin, Oct 31, 2011
The government's challenge to the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile's U.S. wireless communications business by AT&T Mobility could leave a lasting...
Will the 2010 Merger Guidelines Survive the DOJ’s Complaint in U.S....
Geoffrey Manne, Joshua Wright, Oct 31, 2011
AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile presents an opportunity for judicial scrutiny of the newest iteration of the Department...
DOJ’s Attempt to Block the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Places the Horizontal Merger...
Benjamin Brown, Oct 31, 2011
In the U.S. antitrust merger enforcement community, many believed that the Department of Justice ("DOJ") would sue to enjoin any...
AT&T/T-Mobile: Does Efficiency Really Count?
FCCHoward Chang, David Evans, Richard Schmalensee, Oct 31, 2011
AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile faces two major court challenges: the Justice Department's suit...
Margin Squeeze in Mexican Mobile Telecommunications
Victor Pavon-Villamayor, Aug 30, 2011
On April 7th 2011, the Mexican Competition Commission ("CFC") imposed a historic fine against TELCEL, the largest mobile operator in...
In the EU the Court of Justice Rules (Again) on Margin...
Gianni De Stefano, Javier Ruiz Calzado, Jul 14, 2011
On February 17, 2011, the Court of Justice handed down a judgment on a series of questions referred from...
Jeffrey Rohlfs’ 1974 Model of Facebook: An Introduction and Reprint
Richard Schmalensee, May 17, 2011
Jeffrey Rohlfs' pioneering 1974 study of demand in the presence of network externalities, which make each actor's demand for some good...
