antitrust

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal agency created in 1914 by the FTC Act which enforces many of the nation's consumer protection and anti-monopoly laws.

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was a landmark Supreme Court case that famously expounded upon the powers of the commerce clause, setting the precedent of Congress’s broad ability to regulate interstate and some intrastate commerce. 

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Gun jumping refers to unlawful activities by a company awaiting regulatory approval for a transaction. The term arises in the context of (1) securities regulation and (2) anti-trust regulation.

Horizontal scheme is a term used to describe illegal activities between competitors in a market, violating antitrust law.

The hypothetical monopolist test is the test under the Horizontal Merger Guidelines to determine if a relevant product market is properly defined before it can be determined whether a company has monopoly power in that market, or has violated antitrust law.

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An Internet service provider (ISP) is an entity that supplies broadband service to subscribers. Broadband refers to services that provide high-speed Internet access.

ISP is an abbreviation for Internet service provider. An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is an entity that supplies broadband service to

A "kickback" is a term used to refer to a misappropriation of funds that enriches a person of power or influence who uses the power or influence to make a different individual, organization, or company richer. Often, kickbacks result from a corrupt bidding scheme. Through corrupt bidding, the official can award the contract to a company, even though the company did not place the lowest bid. The company profits by having been awarded the bid and getting to perform the contract.

In antitrust law, market definition is what determines the economic sphere in which anti-competitive conduct is measured.

A monopoly is when a single company or entity creates an unreasonable restraint of competition in a market.