The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook agree to take part in a House Judiciary hearing on antitrust this month, Democratic lawmakers say.
The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, which is chaired by David Cicilline, D-R.I., has been conducting an investigation into the big four tech firms, reviewing whether their market power poses a threat to competition and harms consumers.
Representatives from Facebook, Google and Amazon had told House lawmakers last month that their CEOs would be willing to testify as part of the antitrust probe — on the condition that all four chief executives were present. Apple did not signal that its chief executive, Tim Cook, would be willing to testify, and the company has so far refused to comment on the matter.
On Wednesday, Rep. Cicilline told New York Times opinion columnist Kara Swisher that all four CEOs had agreed to testify at the hearing. NBC News confirmed that news with the office of Rep. Jerry Nadler .A precise date for the hearing has not been given yet. Given the coronavirus pandemic, the hearing would almost certainly take place virtually, with the four CEOs appearing from home on split screen.
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