October 1, 2019

Comments of ICLE, re: Tunney Act Review of the Sprint-T-Mobile Merger

Eric Fruits & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Alec Stapp

ICLE filed a letter summarizing its analysis of the relevant empirical literature on mobile carrier mergers as part of the Tunney Act review process.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 17, 2019

A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Market Concentration and Mergers in the Wireless Telecommunications Industry

Eric Fruits & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Alec Stapp

The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has been characterized as a “4-to-3 merger” because after the merger there will be 3 national mobile network operators. Concerns have been raised regarding…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 26, 2019

T-Mobile Sprints to the Finish Line: States Demand a Do-Over

Eric Fruits

T-Mobile/Sprint merger cleared with conditions, but some states keep pressing an unconvincing theory to block the merger. Why not view it as making a viable third national competitor which will benefit consumers across the country?

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 27, 2018

ICLE Letter to Senate Judiciary re T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

Geoffrey A. Manne & Richard Epstein & Gus Hurwitz & Thomas Lambert & Michael Sykuta & Peter Klein & Mark Jamison & Dan Lyons

We are a group of eight scholars of antitrust law and economics affiliated with the International Center for Law & Economics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research center based in Portland, OR. Without taking a position on the merits of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger, this letter provides a brief explication of our views on some of the important economic issues involved in the transaction’s antitrust review.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 26, 2018

TESTIMONY, Competition in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Proposed Merger of CVS Health and Aetna

Geoffrey A. Manne

Summary Chairman Marino, Ranking Member Cicilline, and Members of the Com- mittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify before you today. The overriding point of my testimony…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 2, 2015

The FCC distorted market realities to scuttle the Comcast-TWC merger

Geoffrey A. Manne

Last week, FCC General Counsel Jonathan Sallet pulled back the curtain on the FCC staff’s analysis behind its decision to block Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable. As the FCC…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 21, 2011

Google, Vertical Integration, and Beer

Joshua Wright

First, Google had the audacity to include a map in search queries suggesting a user wanted a map.  Consumers liked it.  Then came video.  Then, they came for the beer:…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

April 13, 2011

More on the Fighting Antitrust Agencies

Joshua Wright

One additional observation on the WSJ story Paul mentioned.  Much has been written about the strained relationship between the FTC and DOJ in antitrust matters.  There has, of course, never…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection