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PW: bnaweb22 -----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22BNA+20Highlights+22+20+3Cbhighlig+40bna+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON @ENRON.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:07 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: June 6 -- BNA, Inc. Antitrust & Trade Regulation Daily __________________________________ ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION DAILY Highlights Wednesday, June 6, 2001 __________________________________ ISSN 1526-520X Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. Information about becoming a subscriber or signing up for a FREE Web trial is available at http://web.bna.com or call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET). __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ MINETA SAYS UNITED-USAIR DEAL DOUBTFUL BUT FORESEES OTHER CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS A year after they announced a multi-billion dollar deal to combine their operations and create the world's largest carrier, United Airlines and US Airways now appear unlikely to be able to consummate their merger, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said June 5. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F3T1_ EU OPENS IN-DEPTH INQUIRY OF GRUPO VILLAR MIR, ENBW ACQUISITION OF HIDROCANTA`BRICO The European Commission on June 5 decided to undertake a full, second phase investigation of the proposed acquisition of joint control over the Spanish utility Hidroele`ctrica del Canta`brico S.A. by the Spanish Group Villar Mir and the German Energie Baden-Wu`rttemberg. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F3V4_ LAWMAKERS CITE OPPOSITION OF REGULATORS, CONSUMER ADVOCATES TO BELL-DEREGULATION BILL Several members of the House Judiciary Committee June 5 expressed concern over opposition from state regulators and consumer advocate groups to legislation that would ease restrictions that prevent Bell companies from offering long-distance Internet services. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F3W5_ MURIS TAKES HELM AS NEW FTC CHAIRMAN Timothy J. Muris, sworn in on June 4, becomes the 55th Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, succeeding outgoing Chairman Robert Pitofsky. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F3Y6_ ITALIAN AGENCY WIDENS PROBE OF COLLUSION IN AIRLINE SECTOR ROME -- Italy's antitrust authority has confirmed a pending investigation of six international air carriers to determine whether the companies collaborated on pricing for domestic Italian routes, thereby broadening an 11-month-old probe that originally focused domestic flagship carrier Alitalia. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F3Z5_ MASSACHUSETTS MOTOR VEHICLES ACT DOESN'T APPLY TO DEERE DEALERSHIP A Massachusetts statute regulating business practices between motor vehicle manufactures, distributors, and dealers is inapplicable to a dealership for lawn care and ground maintenance equipment made by Deere & Co., according to a decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ("Deere & Co. v. Ford, "Mass. Sup. Jud. Ct., SJC-08426, 5/23/01). http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/atd.nsf/id/A0A4G6F4A5_ __________ 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. For account information and changes, contact 1-800-372-1033 (M-F, 8:30 am-7:00 pm ET) 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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