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Thomson, Harcourt Divestments Required by U.S. DOJ for Assets Acquisition

Ananova, Jun 29, 2001
Commentary by Stephen Downes

This U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ruling requires Thomson to divest itself of some textbook and computer-based testing assets before it can complete its acquisition of Harcourt. This ruling shows just how close Thomson is coming to monopoly status in the educational publishing industry. AFX News, Ananova, June 27, 2001.

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