[Federal Register: August 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 160)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--GE Corporation Research and Development

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 5, 1998, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), GE Corporate Research & 
Development has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the 
identities of the parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the 
Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) 
of the Act, the identities of the parties are GE Corporate Research and 
Development, Niskayuna, NY; NBC4 WRC-TV, Washington, DC; Comark 
Communications, Inc., Southwick, MA; and Thomson Consumer Electronics, 
Indianapolis, IN. The nature and objectives of the venture are to 
develop and demonstrate improved HDTV/DTV receivers, receiver antennas, 
and broadcast transmitters, while staying within the limits of the ATSC 
standard.
    The activities of this venture project will be partially funded by 
an award from the Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-21562 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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