When the Process Is the Punishment.

The author reflects on the enforcement of the antitrust law in the U.S. focusing on the evaluation of merger initiatives by the independent agency U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. He mentions the proposed implementation of the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act to address the activities evaluated by the U.S. division Federal Trade Commission. He also explains the case between the telecommunications firm AT&T and T-Mobile.