[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 6553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2470]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Pacific Telesis Electronic Publishing Services, 
Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 23, 1994, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Pacific Telesis Electronic 
Publishing Services, Inc. (``PTEPS'') has filed written notifications 
on behalf of PTEPS; Ameritech Publishing, Inc., dba Ameritech 
advertising services (``Aas''); Intelligent Media Ventures (``IMVI''); 
and NYNEX Information Resources Company (``NIRC'') simultaneously with 
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) 
the identities of the parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the 
Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) 
of the Act, the identities of the parties are PTEPS, San Ramon, CA; 
Aas, Troy, MI; IMVI, Atlanta, GA; and NIRC, Middleton, MA.
    The objectives of the consortium are to expand interactive 
electronic shopping services by eliminating duplicative effort and 
expense in the development, maintenance and use of interactive 
electronic shopping services and by making it easier for advertisers 
and consumers to utilize these services.
    To meet these objectives, the parties will: (1) Identify and 
develop new technologies for interactive electronic shopping services; 
(2) conduct market, industry and technology research concerning 
interactive electronic shopping services; (3) identify opportunities to 
standardize systems architectures, application interfaces, database 
structures and software applications; (4) develop, exchange, license, 
and maintain common system architectures, application interfaces, 
database structures and software applications; (5) oversee acceptance 
testing of member-developed software; (6) develop and market test 
product prototypes; (7) provide advice to members on the use of systems 
and tools, systems implementation and troubleshooting; and (8) perform 
further acts allowed by the Act that would advance the consortium's 
objectives. Membership in this consortium is open to qualified entities 
and the consortium will file additional written notifications as 
changes in membership occur.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-2470 Filed 2-1-95; 8:45 am]
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