Antitrust Article: Don't Pick Up: When Bell Companies Ring for Favors, Lawmakers Shouldn't be Listening
4/3/2006
Written by Mintz Levin attorney Fernando Laguarda for the Legal Times, April 3, 2006, Vol. XXIX, No. 14
The Bells continue to jockey for every possible edge over cable companies. Now, the Bells are claiming that they deserve a regulatory advantage over incumbent cable operators to jump-start competition in video and broadband services.
Please download this article to read why the Bell companies don't need or deserve special treatment to give them a competitive edge over cable providers.
Fernando is a member in the firm's Federal Section with a diverse practice cutting across many business sectors. He provides antitrust counseling with respect to mergers, joint ventures, network formation, licensing and strategic planning. He represents multi-provider healthcare systems, media and telecommunications providers and Internet companies in state and federal antitrust investigations. Before the Federal Communications Commission, his principal focus is on cable and broadcast regulation, mergers, ownership rules, competition policy and content protection. He has litigated before administrative tribunals and federal trial and appellate courts. He has extensive experience advising clients on the Digital Performance Rights Act of 1995 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
