Author: 21st Century Competition

US: NCAA case rests heavily on testimony of one economic expert (Competition Policy International)

As the first week of testimony continues in the high-profile NCAA antitrust lawsuit – a case that threatens to upend the business of college sports – presiding Judge Claudia Ann Wilken is reportedly putting a lot of stock into a single witness: Stanford University economy professor Roger Noll.

Reports say Noll …read more

EU: After 5 years, Intel to learn fate of $1.4B antitrust challenge (Competition Policy International)

Five years after computer technology giant Intel was forced to pay a $1.4 billion fine by the European Commission for anticompetitive behavior, the company will learn this week the fate of its appeal with the EU’s General Court.

According to reports, the Commission investigated Intel for eight years to examine the …read more

US: American Antitrust Institute enters Comcast/TWC debate (Competition Policy International)

The American Antitrust Institute has issued a paper to announce its position regarding the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, reports say.

The AAI released its paper, Rolling Up Video Distribution in the US: Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Should Be Blocked, to call attention …read more

Competition & Taxis: Quotes From European Taxi Wars Today (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 11, 2014

The battle between ride-sharing apps and conventional taxis in cities around the world has been escalating for months. Today, however, marked one of the most confrontational days in this taxi competition tussle (if not the most confrontational to date) with protests in London and across Europe. I thought …read more