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PW: bnaweb22 -----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:24 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: Nov. 20 -- BNA, Inc. Antitrust & Trade Regulation Daily __________________________________ ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION DAILY Highlights Tuesday, November 20, 2001 __________________________________ ISSN 1526-520X __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ ANTITRUST LEGISLATION WOULD LEVEL PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN PLANS, PROVIDERS, AMA SAYS Congress needs to craft antitrust legislation that levels the playing field between health insurers and physicians because the imbalance of power towards health plans hampers the providers' ability to effectively care for patients, an official with the American Medical Association said Nov. 19. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5C9_ FTC ALERTS E-TAILERS OF VARIOUS RULES FOR UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON Seventy-two letters were sent to e-tailers advising them of various Federal Trade Commission rule requirements after a recent surf of 110 Internet retailers revealed potential violations, the FTC's Division of Enforcement announced Nov. 19. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5E3_ FTC, FDA, STATES WARN WEB SITES SELLING BIOTERRORISM RELATED PRODUCTS After a coordinated Internet search, the Federal Trade Commission sent nearly 40 e-mail warnings to operators of Web sites claiming that products and therapies they offered would prevent, treat, or cure anthrax, smallpox, or other health hazards. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5G0_ SBC GETS LONG-DISTANCE OK IN TWO STATES; FCC TO TACKLE BROADER DSL RESALE QUESTION The Federal Communications Commission Nov. 16 unanimously agreed to allow local phone company SBC Communications Inc. to provide long-distance services in Missouri and Arkansas. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5J1_ EU LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF AD-HOC AID GIVEN TO PORTUGUESE PUBLIC BROADCASTER RTP The European Commission on Nov. 13 began a formal state aid investigation over various ad-hoc measures granted to the Portuguese public broadcaster Radio Televisa~o Portuguesa SA. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5M1_ EU INITIATES STATE AID PROBE OF RENAULT'S VALLADOLID PLANT A detailed state aid investigation regarding [euro]18 million in aid earmarked for the Renault plant in Valladolid was launched on Nov. 13 by the European Commission. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4Y6M5N7_ ___________________________________________________________ Antitrust & Trade Regulation Daily (ISSN 1526-520X) Highlights are published daily by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231 25th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. To register for a FREE Web trial, go to http://web.bna.com. For subscription information and other inquiries, call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET), excluding most federal holidays. To request retransmission or to order a copy of the summarized article, contact 1-800-452-7773 or e-mail bnaplus@bna.com. For copyright guidelines, go to http://www.bna.com/corp/copyright. Copyright © 2001 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20037. Use of this service is subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement with BNA. Unauthorized access or distribution is prohibited.
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