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 proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and ( printed page 36558) Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States of America v. Verizon Communications Inc. and Rural Cellular Corporation, Civil Action No. 08-cv-0993 (EGS). On June 10, 2008, the United States filed a Complaint alleging that the proposed acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) of the wireless telecommunications services business of Rural Cellular Corporation (“RCC”) would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18 by substantially lessening competition in the provision of mobile wireless telecommunications services in six (6) geographic areas. The proposed Final Judgment, filed the same time as the Complaint, requires the divestiture of RCC's mobile wireless telecommunications services businesses in the state of Vermont and in certain areas in the states of New York and Washington in order for Verizon to proceed with its $2.67 billion acquisition of RCC. The Competitive Impact Statement filed by the United States 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, and Competitiv…
Citation: 73 FR 36557
