Justice Department, Antitrust Division
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Antitrust Division Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h) , that a Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in United States v. Verizon Communications Inc., Civil Case No. 1:05CV02103 (HHK). On October 27, 2005, the United States filed a complaint alleging that the proposed acquisition of MCI, Inc. (“MCI”) by Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, by substantially lessening competition in the provision of locally private lines (also called “special access”) and other ( printed page 74351) telecommunications services that rely on local private lines in eight metropolitan areas: Baltimore; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Tampa; Richmond, Virginia; Providence, Rhode Island; and Portland, Maine. The proposed Final Judgment requires the defendants to divest assets in those eight metropolitan areas in order to proceed with Verizon's $8.54 billion acquisition of MCI. A Competitive Impact Statement filed by the United States on November 16, 2005 describes the Complaint, the proposed Final Judgment, the industry, and the remedies available to private litigants who may have been injured by the alleged violation. Copies of the Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, Competitive…
Citation: 70 FR 74350
