Latest T-Mobile Deal Suggests DOJ-FCC Spectrum Tension
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Kristian Stout, ICLE Director of Innovation Policy, was quoted in this Law 360 article on the FCC’s approval and the DOJ’s cautious stance on T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations. Read the full article here.
Kristian Stout, director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, said the statement sends important signals for future DOJ scrutiny. “What they’re signaling is they’re not going to be laissez-faire,” Stout said. “They’re going to look for where it’s not pro-consumer.” While companies can still rely on traditional economic analysis for antitrust review, Stout said they’ll “face a DOJ that is not going to look the other way if there’s ambiguous evidence.”