Attached please find the letter from Delta of Tennessee to Dr. Skinner, our letter to their CEO, our letter to FTC, and a the confirmation of complaint from the FTC’s website.

The Director’s at the FTC have changed since my letters–and from what I understand, for the better. They are much more likely now to take an aggressive stance against entities with “monopoly power” or engage in a “pattern of behavior that is anti-comeptitive”, or a conspiracy between two or more people to restrain competition (e.g. for professional services).

In the Days of President Bush, the threshold for FTC involvement had to be evidence of 90% monopoly power in a market space AND ant-competitive behavior.

Reports from observers now indicate that under President Obama, the new FTC Chairman has stated the threshold for FTC action will be evidence of 51%market space monopoly AND anti-competitive behavior (restraint of trade, restraint of professional services, restraint of competition).

This is good news for us all in this case of LANAP. The observers indicated that the FTC will be even more aggressive once the evidence of monopoly exceeds 51% than the Bush Administration’s FTC even when the 90% threshold was reached.

Carpe Diem!

Bob