Scrutinize Google, DoubleClick, Says Congress

DC lawmakers want the Federal Trade Commission to do more than rubber-stamp Google’s $3.1 billion DoubleClick acquisition.

Heavy hitters in the Senate on the antitrust subcommittee want the FTC to look closely at the Google-DoubleClick deal. A statement on Senator Orrin Hatch’s (R-Ut) website noted the letter, containing the concerns of Hatch, Herb Kohl (D-Wi), and the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.

“This proposed acquisition would combine the world