December 2018

Sponsor 

Federal Communications Bar Association

Date 
Tue, 12/18/2018 - 18:00 to 20:15

12:00 – 12:05 p.m.     Welcome and Introductions

12:05 – 1:05 p.m.       Eliminating Access Arbitrage–What’s at Stake and What Should the FCC Do?



Sponsor 

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

Senate Judiciary Committee

Date 
Wed, 12/19/2018 - 20:30

Witnesses

  1. The Honorable William E. Kovacic

    Global Competition Professor Of Law And Policy

    George Washington University Law School

    Washington , DC

  2. Mr. Geoffrey A. Manne

    President And Founder

    International Center for Law and Economics

    Portland , OR

  3. Professor Abbott (Tad) B. Lipsky

    Adjunct Professor Of Law And Director Of Competition Advocacy

    Global Antitrust Institute at Scalia Law School at George Mason University

    Arlington , VA



CenturyLink blocked its customers’ Internet access in order to show an ad

CenturyLink briefly disabled the Internet connections of customers in UT recently and allowed them back online only after they acknowledged an offer to purchase filtering software.