[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 48 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5455]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Video-Enhanced Residential ADSL Broadband 
Technology

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 17, 2004, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Video-Enhanced Residential 
ADSL Broadband Technology has filed written notifications 
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 
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ; SBC Technology Resources, Inc., 
Austin, TX; Alcatel USA, Plano, TX; and Thomson, Inc., Princeton, NJ. 
The nature and objectives of the venture are to accelerate adoption of 
ADSL by creating technology that will allow telecom operators to deploy 
a broad range of video services (in addition to data) with 
functionality that will make these services a strong competitor to 
cable and satellite offerings. Cable and satellite presently offer 
viewers a selection of over 100 channels, including live events. The 
new ADSL services will offer subscribers a similar selection. The 
revenue from these entertainment services will help defray the cost of 
ADSL deployment and make other services economically viable on an 
incremental basis.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-5455 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
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