Sen. Lee Wants Congress to Explore Telecom, Media Vertical Integration
Congress should explore whether telecom and media vertical integration is “restricting innovation or output,” said Senate Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member Mike Lee, R-Utah. Announcing the Republican antitrust agenda for the 117th Congress, Lee suggested Tuesday that Congress explore issues including…
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the “relationship between antitrust law and patent law within the standard-setting context” and whether app stores' owners “are restricting competition from developers.” Actions of "Big Tech continue to divide the nation, undermine fundamental liberties, and distort the market,” he said. Given the Senate’s 50-50 split, efforts to update antitrust laws need bipartisan support, he said: “Any legislative attempt to replace or undermine the consumer welfare standard is a non-starter.” Lee said he will reintroduce the One Agency Act, with a new portion to “address the inequities of FCC merger review.” The bill would assign all antitrust enforcement to DOJ.