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T-Mobile, UScellular deal clears US DOJ investigation
The US Justice Department investigation into T-Mobile’s acquisition of UScellular's wireless business and spectrum assets has closed without an injunction being sou... (more story)
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Amazon admonished for 'bad faith' privilege tactics in US FTC case
A US federal judge admonished Amazon for abusing attorney-client privilege to withhold nearly 70,000 documents from the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit over i... (more story)
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Auto sector first in line as China enforces new SME payment regulations
A new complaint platform launched by China’s chief industrial and information technology agency is injecting fresh momentum into Beijing’s broader campaign against ... (more story)
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Universities accused of price-fixing could not convince a US federal judge today to reopen discovery following allegations of unethical conduct by plaintiffs’ attorneys.
US Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera said today that conservative antitrust law enforcers should be meticulous about ensuring that the government’s theories of harm mesh... (more story)
Administrators for Phones4U were rightly found by the UK High Court to have failed to show that O2, Vodafone and EE forced it out of business through anticompetitive collusion, appeal judges have ruled. Last y... (more story)
Rather than imposing immediate regulation on artificial intelligence, the Indian antitrust watchdog intends to adopt a cautious approach while acquiring an understanding of the evolving dynamics and benefits o... (more story)
A coalition of CEOs from 19 companies has urged the European Commission to proceed with a revised version of its proposed Standard Essential Patents regulation. In a letter to Commission President Ursula von d... (more story)
South Korea’s competition regulator is planning to propose revisions to the e-commerce law to introduce a more limited and controlled mechanism for disclosing seller information when consumer harm occurs. Inst... (more story)
Australia’s banks have lashed out at smaller players in the cash-delivery sector, telling them that while they may be allowed to have some input in negotiations over the future of cash management, that would h... (more story)
Japan's industry ministry is intensifying its supervision of the relationship of large platform operators with smaller Japanese businesses to ensure fairness and transparency. The move comes four years after t... (more story)
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Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, the first in Brazil to hold the three most notable positions in the country's competition authority — councilor, superintendent and president — is departing as president of the Admin... (more story)
Companies should be on high alert over earnings calls and public announcements, after details emerged of the massive scale of data gathering undertaken by EU enforcers on the hunt for signs of collusion. A cou... (more story)
China's regulators are facing a difficult balancing act: how to rein in destructive business competition without further damaging an already fragile economy — a challenge underscored by fresh data revealing pe... (more story)
Allegations that legacy software companies are weaponizing user data to entrench their market power are central to two cases before a federal court in California. Should both matters continue to advance, they ... (more story)
Apple’s legal battle in Brazil over its App Store practices is nearing a key moment — but not necessarily in the courts. While a judicial appeal remains pending, the case is now expected to be resolved by Braz... (more story)
Mastercard and Visa are at risk of more lawsuits after UK judges ruled that their card fees violate competition rules, finding that in some cases they were designed as anticompetitive. For their part, the paym... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority has set a significant precedent in its handling of standard-essential patents following a ruling in a 5G licensing dispute brought by Motorola and Lenovo against Ericsson, accusi... (more story)
Google will this week present online sellers and specialist travel sites with a choice between two models for search results, hoping one will garner enough support to stave off a fine under the Digital Markets... (more story)