ICLE’s DOJ/FTC Comments Highlighted in PYMNTS Column on Trump Antitrust Agenda
ICLE’s comments on the DOJ and FTC inquiry into anticompetitive regulatory barriers were featured in a recent Competition Policy International (CPI) column on the PYMNTS blog.
The ICLE submitted its comments to both the DOJ and FTC, supporting the agencies’ initiative to identify and eliminate anticompetitive regulatory barriers. ICLE argued that the regulatory landscape often entrenches monopoly power, not through private corporate abuse, but through government-granted privileges that restrict market entry and limit consumer choice. The organization called for a return to the “Anglo-American anti-monopoly tradition,” which historically opposed government-sanctioned monopolies and urged the agencies to prioritize regulatory reform that enhances consumer welfare and economic efficiency.
Read the full column here.