Joel Klein Quotes (31 Quotes)

That is in the range, but ... it is premature for us now to get ahead of the story.

The findings of fact reveal a serious pattern of anti-competitive conduct,

The fact that you're going to see the development of monopoly power is perfectly understandable, ... That's what intellectual property is all about. It gives people the incentive to take big risks so that they can make big rewards. We just don't want them to make those rewards over and over again because they as the past victor have a 10-yard advantage in future races.

The lawsuit we have just filed is designed to accomplish one thing -- to protect competition in the airline industry which, in turn, will lower prices and expand choices for our traveling public,

These historic divestitures will give the primary buyer a platform to compete for all customers in New England,

Its actions reduced competition and raised the prices of artificial teeth used in the United States,

Let me make clear we are not looking for any financial penalties, ... We're concerned with competition.

Microsoft is a monopolist and it engaged in massive anti-competitive practices that harmed innovation and limited consumer choice.

This is the right result and a big win for consumers. DBS service is the first real competitor to local cable monopolies. As a result of this action, the last remaining DBS slot will not fall into the hands of the dominant cable companies.

At its core, this is a three-to-two merger and the kind of merger that would harm a wide range of consumers and businesses.

I hope when he sets the discount rate he exercises a great deal of humility,

Since we have no way of knowing whether these agreements have deterred people from voluntarily coming forward with information ... and we've heard this might be the case ... we want to clear the air once and for all.

Microsoft itself is responsible for where things stand today,

We are looking at the range of sanctions talking to people in the industry, people who work with Microsoft people who manufacture computers and we're doing an analysis to make sure that we have a remedy that will promote competition, assure innovation and promote consumer choice,

This acquisition would lead to higher ticket prices and worse service for the over four million passengers traveling on the routes dominated by the two airlines.

Our action today demonstrates that we're not going to give carte blanche approval to mergers in the defense industry, ... While industry downsizing can be desirable, or even necessary, we will do what it takes to preserve effective competition.

These conduct restrictions are necessary to allow the structural remedy sufficient time to restore competitive conditions in the software industry,

We are pleased that this plan will enable the city to utilize the state tests to get the information needed to identify at risk students in June . . . and make certain they are ready for the next grade,

The evidence shows these satellite services are a threat to cable. Under an international treaty, there are only three potential slots and this is the third. We're talking about a very scarce resource,

We requested the opportunity to analyze those suggestions, and there may be a few that are acceptable to us.

The Court concluded that Microsoft violated the antitrust laws by abusing its monopoly power and attempting to monopolize the internet browser market. This sets the ground rules for enforcement in the information age.

We welcome this decision to abandon the transaction. This means that the United States government and the American people will continue to receive the highest possible quality of military products and services in the defense of this nation, at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayer.

We believe we have presented strong evidence through witness deposition, testimony and documents to support the government's case that Visa and MasterCard engaged in conduct that stifled competition and harmed consumers, ... The litigation team led by Melvin Schwarz did an outstanding job.

As in any lawsuit, there are two sides, ... Different people have different views of what happened and we will respond appropriately in court.

What Microsoft has been doing, through a wide variety of illegal business practices, is leveraging its Windows monopoly operating system to force its other software products on consumers,

Unless this acquisition is blocked, major companies, governmental entities and universities will suffer the loss of competition, resulting in higher prices, less innovation and poorer service and support,

We are determined to see that competition is maintained,

Cable is one of the most durable monopolies. We are seeing constantly increasing prices that have to be paid in our monthly bills. Today, the only real threat to cable comes from high-powered, direct broadcast satellite,

Under our proposal, neither ongoing government regulation nor the self- interest of an entrenched monopolist will decide what is best for consumers. Instead, consumers will be able to choose for themselves the products they want in a free and competitive marketplace.

the time has come to seek new challenges.

I am enormously grateful to President Clinton for giving me this opportunity. My five-and-a-half years with the division have been extraordinarily gratifying, but the time has come to seek new challenges. I have done what I set out to do here, and our work is on the right track.