Antitrust Bulletin articles from December 2005

Antitrust Bulletin archives from December 2005

Trinko: going all the way.
December 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court's decision in Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP (hereinafter Trinko) (1) was unanimous and the principal opinion was very short; (2) yet, the opinion has already spawned...

The relationship of antitrust and regulation in a deregulatory era.
December 22, 2005... The Supreme Court's decision in Verizon v. Trinko (1) provides a window onto a series of controversial and largely unsettled antitrust questions. Other than limiting the potential reach of its earlier Aspen Skiing decision, (2) Trinko leaves...

Dispelling myths: a real world perspective on Trinko.
December 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court's January 13, 2004 decision in Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP (1) has spawned the usual debate about its impact on antitrust law. (2) Unlike those who take the view that...

Trinko v. Baxter: the demise of U.S. v. AT&T.
December 22, 2005... I. A TALE OF TWO TELCOs Not so long ago, an incumbent telecommunications company provided local telephone service under price regulation. Such regulation was predicated on the view that this incumbent possessed monopoly power in the market...

The interface of antitrust and regulation: Trinko.
December 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TCA), incumbent local exchange carriers (incumbents or ILECs) are obliged to assist competitive local exchange carriers (competitive LECs, or CLECs) in entering the incumbent's...

The rise and fall of American antitrust? An international perspective on Trinko and the regulation of the knowledge economy.
December 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION Antitrust regulators from around the world have come to understand better the concept of the regulation of markets to ensure competition and the provision of consumer benefits. Their understanding reflects the traditionally...

The truth about Trinko.
December 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION To paraphrase Charles Dickens, the Supreme Court's decision in Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP (1) (hereinafter Trinko) was the most sweeping of decisions, and it was the least sweeping...