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Hal Singer

Hal Singer is a managing director of Econ One and an adjunct professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. He is also the co-author of the e-book The Need for Speed: A New Framework for Telecommunications Policy for the 21st Century (Brookings Press 2013), and co-author of the book Broadband in Europe: How Brussels Can Wire the Information Society (Kluwer/Springer Press 2005). He is a recipient of the 2018 Antitrust Enforcement Award from the American Antitrust Institute for his work In Re Lidoderm Antitrust Litigation.
Antitrust and Competition

Four Key Takeaways from Thursday’s Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing

Hal Singer
Held just before the House’s antitrust subcommittee is expected to release its long-anticipated report on digital platforms, Thursday's hearing yielded clues as to which...
Antitrust and Competition

To Ban Or Not to Ban TikTok: How Reciprocity on the Internet Could Backfire

Hal Singer
Reciprocity can work on a chalkboard, in simple settings. In real-world settings such as trade, it has proven to be ineffective. How does a free...
Antitrust and Competition

The Monopoly Harms That Antitrust Keeps Missing

Hal Singer
In his new book Monopolized, journalist David Dayen tells the stories of individuals who have suffered at the hands of monopolists, showing the myriad...
Antitrust and Competition

Top 10 Admissions from Tech CEOs Secured at the Antitrust Hearing

Hal Singer
This week’s Congressional hearing produced evidence of anticompetitive conduct that state attorneys general and private enforcers can use to pursue the dominant platforms under...
Antitrust and Competition

What Congress Should Ask Big Tech CEOs

Hal Singer
This week, the House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on digital platforms and market power, during which members will get to question...
Antitrust and Competition

Regulators Turn Their Attention Towards Apple’s Exploitation of App Developers. Now What?

Hal Singer
Congress could level the playing field for independent app developers by looking to regulatory templates in music. Last week, the European Commission announced it was...
Antitrust and Competition

AT&T’s Treatment of HBO Max Sparks Calls for Net Neutrality Rules. But Is Sector-Specific Regulation the Right Solution?

Hal Singer
Not all forms of self-preferencing should be banned, but we do need a standard by which to evaluate allegations of anticompetitive self-preferencing. Congress should...
Commentary

Congress Can Move Now to Stop Amazon’s Cloning Factory. Here’s How

Hal Singer
If there was any doubt that online marketplaces should be considered a separate market before the coronavirus wiped out brick-and-mortar retail, there should...
Antitrust and Competition

Monopolization in the Name of Privacy: Google Is Slowly But Steadily Closing Its Advertising Ecosystem

Hal Singer
In attempting to address legitimate privacy concerns, Google could be trying to monopolize surveillance.       As Big Tech’s leviathan wraps its tentacles around online markets,...
Antitrust and Competition

Sorry, Mr. Delrahim: Big Tech’s Worst Abuses Can’t Be Cured Without Stiffer Regulation

Hal Singer
Simply adding competition in the tech sector won't solve problems like privacy abuses or discrimination. Competition is needed, but regulation is a necessary element...
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