VeriSign sued Icann in federal court, charging it with illegally restraining competition.

The group also called for a Federal agency with subpoena power to conduct an inquiry into charges that the industry has conspired to restrain competition.

"The court rejects any argument which seeks to restrain competition," the judge wrote in her decision.

The Union Pacific is evidently willing to pay more, but there is a question whether that would restrain competition too much.

If colleges were to decide in unison to reduce or do away with merit aid, their action could be viewed as restraining competition.

He said his agency did not have sufficient powers to prevent Maktel from trying to restrain fair competition.

Under the legislation companies were only allowed a certain market share of the coal industry in order to restrain competition.

Federal antitrust law prohibits most businesses from restraining competition.

Thus, it possesses sufficient market power to restrain competition."

A1 In setting financial aid levels, are colleges and universities unfairly restraining competition by cooperating among themselves?