INCOMPAS Statement on Remedy Trial in DOJ's Google Lawsuit

INCOMPAS CEO Chip Pickering released the following statement as the remedy trial in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against Google’s ad tech begins to unfold.

“The Justice Department’s remedies in its lawsuit against Google’s advertising tools ignore how healthy competition functions. True competition thrives when businesses can access efficient tools and platforms to reach customers, not when government intervention artificially restricts market mechanisms. The government’s proposals threaten to unravel the ecosystem that enables millions of small businesses to connect with customers around the globe, publishers to fund their content and consumers to access affordable information and services.

Upending a system that has helped lower barriers to entry for businesses of all sizes sends a message to businesses that success will be met with government intervention, an outcome that threatens to discourage innovation. In addition, the DOJ’s remedies ignore long-standing antitrust principles designed to protect consumers, ironically threatening to impose higher costs on American companies and consumers. INCOMPAS believes in competition through innovation, not government mandates that disrupt functioning markets. We encourage the court to reject these remedies and instead focus on policies that truly promote competitive alternatives and technological advancement.”

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FCC Chair Shares Progress on Broadband Funding Coordination

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent letters to the chairmen and ranking members of various congressional committees detailing the progress the FCC has made to address the recommendations in the April 28, 2025 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on interagency coordination and data collection for the FCC maps.

Carr said the FCC is actively addressing and incorporating GAO recommendations into its processes and interagency coordination of federal broadband funding projects. Carr said when fully implemented, the FCC, as well as its sister agencies, expect these process improvements will further minimize duplicative funding.

ATIS Urges FCC to Allow Distribution of Certain Toll-Free Numbers

The ATIS SMS/800 Numbering Administration Committee sent a letter to the Wireline Competition Bureau urging the FCC to allow the distribution of certain toll-free numbers in the 833 and 800 area codes that have been made unavailable at the direction of the FCC. The committee urged the FCC to allocate these toll-free numbers consistent with the recommendations of the North American Numbering Council.

FCC Reminds Interconnected VoIP Providers of Obligations

The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau issued a public notice reminding interconnected VoIP providers of their obligations for local number portability and Section 214 discontinuance.

All interconnected VoIP providers must facilitate local number portability for end-user customers to allow those customers to keep their existing North American Numbering Plan telephone number when switching to a new service provider, and must execute porting requests without unreasonable delay. Interconnected VoIP providers also have obligations under Section 214 before discontinuing, reducing or impairing service to a community or part of a community.

Appeals Court Dismissions Contributions Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted a joint stipulation between Consumers’ Research, et al. and the FCC dismissing Consumers’ Research’s appeal on the USF contribution mechanism. On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded the 5th’s Circuit’s decision granting Consumers’ Research, et al.’s petition for review of the first quarter 2022 universal service contribution factor.

Rep. Harder Introduces Broadband Service Prices Bill

Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) introduced legislation that would direct the FCC to promulgate regulations requiring providers of broadband service to state the aggregate price for such service and prohibiting providers of broadband service from charging certain fees.