As Congress considers changing merger rules, remember the current system works well for startups. In fact, now is the best time to be an entrepreneur: U.S. startups raised $69 billion from investors in Q1 of 2021—41% more than the previous record. CCIA recently hosted experts from the fields of law, entrepreneurship, and economics, including A. […]
When considering competition policy, it’s important to remember the facts. Get up to speed before today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Antitrust hearing, and remember this: — The current American approach to competition policy and enforcement is working for consumers and the broader economy. — An economics-based approach to antitrust rooted […]
After Friday’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing, remember this: — Publishers of all sizes have many ways to monetize. — Publishers increasingly use their own “in-house” ad tech. — Many publishers work with multiple ad tech providers simultaneously. — When publishers use third party ad tech to show ads on […]
Before parsing through the Texas-led ad tech lawsuit against Google, it’s important to turn to the facts: competition is thriving and that is benefiting businesses and consumers through lower prices and more choices. Specifically: — Digital advertising prices and ad tech fees continue to fall, benefiting advertisers, website and app publishers, and consumers. — Digital […]
Over the past two weeks, Competition Policy International (CPI) and CCIA brought together a broad panel of experts to discuss the most pressing challenges for antitrust during the final approach to the U.S. presidential election. With extreme antitrust proposals sweeping across the technology sector, risking compromising the future growth of the innovation economy, antitrust experts […]
Experts agree that the politicization of antitrust could have unintended, harmful consequences for consumers and businesses alike. Beyond these immediate consequences, it has the potential to inflict harm for future companies and consumers as well—altering today’s effective, consumer-driven enforcement framework. As you assess the DOJ’s lawsuit against Google, keep these evidence-based insights in mind: — […]
Earlier this month, the Democractic HJC report introduced an array of misguided recommendations for antitrust reform. In light of these unfounded claims, antitrust experts agree: implementation of the report’s recommendations could harm consumers, innovation, and the broader economy. New commentary from a conference held by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and Competition Policy […]
With the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee digital markets report imminent, we want to bring you a useful guide through the biggest issues in antitrust in the tech industry and our go-to resources. Define and dive in to these key concepts: – Antitrust – Consumer Welfare Standard – Kill-Zone Myth – Multihoming – Network Effects – […]
There is a lot of information out there, so we wanted to help provide you with a one-stop resource for everything that will be discussed on Wednesday.
Recent calls for antitrust overhauls present challenges not only for implementation, but for the long-term health of the US tech sector. Today’s empirical antitrust framework has proven time and time again that consumers and competition are priority one. As advised by trusted antitrust experts, altering this framework could have a myriad of unintended consequences — […]
Hostility to innovation and technology diminishes the incredible Internet-enabled opportunities that leading tech services provide: empowering consumers, driving prices down and increasing choice, and providing platforms to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. It has given us a golden era of entertainment, knowledge, and everything from fashion startups, to booming mom and pop stores, to the latest app.
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