Comments of ICLE, re: Tunney Act Review of the Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
ICLE filed a letter summarizing its analysis of the relevant empirical literature on mobile carrier mergers as part of the Tunney Act review process.
Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics, United States et al. v. Deutsche Telekom AG et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement
Submission on the final report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry
In a submission to the Australian Treasury on 12 September 2019, a group of esteemed international scholars critiqued the recently published Final Report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry.
ICLE Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief in FTC v. Qualcomm
INTRODUCTION The district court’s decision is disconnected from the underlying economics of the case. It improperly applied antitrust doctrine to the facts, and the result . . .
ICLE COMMENTS ON Department of Justice Antitrust Consent Decree Review: ASCAP and BMI 2019
Introduction These comments seek to address the questions raised by the Department of Justice in its current review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. . . .
The Unconstitutionality of the FCC’s Leased Access Rules
ICLE submitted comments to the FCC on the First Amendment implications of the leased access rules. Associate Director, Legal Research Ben Sperry argued the changes in the video marketplace towards competition undercut the justification for subjecting regulation of cable operators' speech to only intermediate scrutiny.
ICLE Comments on Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
In this ex parte letter, ICLE analyzes the law and economics of both the underlying statute and the FCC's proposed rulemaking that would affect the interpretation of cable franchise fees. For a variety of reasons set forth in the letter, we believe that the Commission is on firm legal and economic footing to adopt its proposed Order. Congress intentionally enacted the five percent revenue cap to prevent LFAs from relying on cable franchise fees as an unlimited general revenue source. In order to maintain the proper incentives for network buildout — which are ever more-critical as our economy increasingly relies on high-speed broadband networks — the Commission should adopt the proposed Order.
Concluding Comments: The Weaknesses of Interventionist Claims (FTC Hearings, ICLE Comment 11)
FTC Hearings on Competition & Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. Comments of the International Center for Law & Economics: Summing Up the FTC Hearings: Advocates for Increased Antitrust Intervention Failed to Make Their Case. Submitted Jun 30, 2019.
ICLE Comments on Department of Justice Workshop on Competition in Television and Digital Advertising
The Department should be commended for undertaking this workshop “to explore industry dynamics in media advertising and the implications for antitrust enforcement and policy.... and the competitive dynamics of media advertising in general.” The competitive dynamics of advertising markets—and digital advertising markets, in particular—are complicated and not well-understood.
BRIEF OF RICHARD A. EPSTEIN, KEITH N. HYLTON, THOMAS A. LAMBERT, GEOFFREY A. MANNE, HAL SINGER, AND WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, IN SUPPORT OF Petitioner in 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Introduction and Summary of Argument Building and maintaining a successful brand is no small task. First you must spot a widespread need or desire that . . .