Category: Global Blogs

US: NCAA head set to testify in antitrust suit (Competition Policy International)

The head of the National Collegiate Athletics Association is set to take the stand June 9 to defend the organization against claims of antitrust violations.

Reports say NCAA president Mark Emmert will testify in the lawsuit filed by former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon regarding the compensation of college athletes. O’Bannon, …read more

Canada: Wireless giant denounces Bureau’s calls for more competition (Competition Policy International)

One of Canada’s largest wireless operators has spoken out against the Competition Bureau one day after the regulator called upon the nation’s telco authority to boost competition in the industry and claimed that consumers could save $1 billion a year from greater competition.

Reports say Rogers Communications has slammed the Bureau’s …read more

EU: Commission poised to clear Hutchison Ireland buy (Competition Policy International)

Sources say the European Commission is set to approve of the planned acquisition of Telefonica’s O2 Ireland by Hutchison Whampoa after reaching a deal to have Hutchison aid in the formation of a fourth wireless rival.

According to reports, Hutchison, based in Hong Kong, is now working with Liberty Global’s Irish …read more

US: Apple, Google call patent war truce (Competition Policy International)

Tech rivals Apple and Google have reportedly decided to drop all patent-related litigation against each other.

According to reports, the two had more than 20 lawsuits regarding allegations of patent infringement. The two were major players in the so-called “patent wars,” still raging between other tech rivals. Companies across the globe …read more