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FCC Authority Questioned In Wake of Verizon Deal Approval
by Berin Szoka & Geoffrey Manne
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Aug. 29, 2012
Bloomberg BNA
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“There's a common misperception that the FCC somehow gets to review all deals in the communications industry,” said TechFreedom's Berin Szoka in an interview with Bloomberg BNA Aug. 27. “All the Communications Act gives the agency to do is review and approve proposed transfers of licenses.”

The article goes on to also cite TechFreedom Senior Adjunct Fellow and Executive Director of the International Center for Law and Economics Geoffrey Manne,

“While the FCC didn't ask for any additional commitments in this case, beyond what the DOJ asked for, they've laid down the marker, and they can in the future.”

Find the entire article on BNA. 

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    About Berin Szoka
    President

    Berin Szoka is the President of TechFreedom. Previously, he was a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Center for Internet Freedom at The Progress & Freedom Foundation.

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    About Geoffrey Manne
    Senior Fellow

    Currently the Executive Director of the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE), a global think tank, Professor Manne also serves as Lecturer in Law for Lewis & Clark Law School. In this capacity he lends his expertise to various law school endeavors and teaches the school's Law and Economics course.