Media, Entertainment, and Communications Section

Responsibilities

The Media, Entertainment, and Communications Section (MEC) is responsible for civil antitrust enforcement, competition advocacy, and competition policy in the areas of:

Media

The Internet (the services and infrastructure that comprise the foundation of the Internet)
Broadcast television
Radio
Newspapers

Entertainment

Video entertainment (including cable, satellite, and streaming services)
Audio entertainment (including music streaming, satellite radio, and podcasts)
Television and motion-picture production
Sports and recreation
Gambling

Communications

Mobile wireless and wireline telecommunications services
Business telecommunications services
Commercial satellite communications services
Telecommunications equipment and infrastructure

Yvette Tarlov, Section Chief

Leadership

Yvette Tarlov
Section Chief

Cory Brader Leuchten
Assistant Chief

Jared Hughes
Assistant Chief

Federal and State Contacts

Media and Communications Matters

MEC works closely with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), filing comments in appropriate FCC proceedings.

FCC Appeals

Under Section 402(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2341-2351, the United States, represented by the Antitrust Division, is automatically a party respondent, separate from the FCC, in proceedings for review of most FCC orders (except licensing and license transfer orders) in the courts of appeals. MEC works with the Appellate Section and the FCC in relation to appellate briefs where FCC orders are challenged. Major court cases in FCC matters may be found on the Major Court Cases of the FCC page and the Archive of Major Court Cases of the FCC page. Briefs filed in other FCC matters may be found at https://www.fcc.gov/general/court-filings-archive.

International

MEC interacts with foreign competition authorities and telecommunications regulators in relation to investigations with an international component and to share knowledge about the telecommunications sector in general.

MEC works with the U.S. Trade Representative on a variety of trade matters where competition issues in telecommunications markets arise, including negotiation of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, World Trade Organization dispute proceedings, and required annual reports.