Dominance in the Sky: Cable Competition and the Echostar-Direct TV Merger
Full Committee Hearing

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Time: 10:30 AM

There was no video broadcast for this event.

Member Statements

  1. Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R - UT)
  2. Senator Patrick Leahy (D - VT)

Witnesses

Panel I

  1. The Honorable Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
    Attorney General
    State of Missouri
    Jefferson City , MO
  2. Mr. Edward O. Fritts
    President and CEO
    National Association of Broadcasters
    Washington , DC
  3. Mr. Robert Pitofsky
    former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
    Washington , DC
  4. Mr. Charles W. Ergen
    Chairman and CEO
    Echostar Communications
    Littleton , CO
  5. Mr. Eddy W. Hartenstein
    Chairman and CEO
    DIRECTV, Inc.
    El Segundo , CA
  6. Mr. Gene Kimmelman
    Co-Director
    Consumers Union
    Washington , DC