[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40132-40133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16484]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Telematics Suppliers Consortium, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 12, 1999, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act``), Telematics Suppliers Consortium, 
Inc. has filed written

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notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) The identities of the parties and (2) 
the nature and objective 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 Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., Torrance, CA; AMP 
Inc., Harrisburg, PA; Cellport Labors Inc., Boulder, CO; Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI; Kenwood Corp., Tokyo, JAPAN; and Motorola Inc., 
Schaumburg, IL. The nature and objectives of the venture are to promote 
the development and adoption of open, accessible, secure, end to end 
technical specification (``Telematics Specifications``) permitting the 
transaction of data to and from, as well as within, automobiles and 
other vehicles; to promote such specifications and solutions worldwide 
to ensure that a broad spectrum of goods and services is developed and 
are available to provide for testing and conformity assessment of 
network components in order to ensure robust system operation; to 
create and own distinctive trademarks; and to operate a branding 
program based upon distinctive trademarks to create high customer 
awareness of, demand for, and confidence in products designed in 
compliance with Telematics Specification.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16484 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]
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