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Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief Reorganizes With New Focus On Telecom, Media And Entertainment
Ted Johnson The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division is reorganizing its internal operations, shifting media and entertainment to a section devoted to the telecommunications sector.The changes unveiled on Thursday by Makan Delrahim, the chief of the division, were outlined along with plans designed to strengthen enforcement of competition laws.In a statement, Delrahim said the realignment “recognizes how technology trends have changed the way Americans consume financial services as well as media and communications services. It will make the Antitrust Division more efficient and more effective enforcing the antitrust laws.” The changes come amid increasing scrutiny across the government of the power of tech platforms, which already are
