[IP] Net neutrality and antitrust

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Gerry Faulhaber <gerry-faulhaber@mchsi.com>
Date: July 5, 2006 3:18:08 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust

Dave [for IP]

This is indeed the path we suggested...sort of.  Perhaps Vint was  
misquoted, but the news article makes him look like he expects the  
DoJ to bring his antitrust case for him when he asks for it.  This is  
very unlikely to happen, unless a BB ISP is egregiously  
anticompetitive.  If Google wants relief under A/T law, they will  
almost surely have to file a private case. This is not unusual;  
private A/T cases are rather common.

The last time private firms lobbied the (Clinton) DoJ to institute an  
antitrust case was when Sun and Netscape whined about Microsoft; I  
suspect the DoJ folks don't see that as a great success, and are  
maybe not so likely to be the industry's cat's paw again.

Professor Gerald R. Faulhaber
Business & Public Policy Dept.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Professor of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <dave@farber.net>
To: <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust


> seems that is the path we suggested
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Google says bill could spark antitrust fight
>
> Vint Cerf, a Google vice president and one of the pioneers of the
> Internet, warned that his company won't hesitate to file antitrust
> complaints in the United States if high-speed Internet providers
> abuse the market power they could receive from U.S. legislators.
> There's still room for political maneuvering on both sides of the
> Net neutrality argument before a bill gets passed.
>
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