Google’s Practices Need U.S. Antitrust Review, Senators Say

Google Inc.’s business practices, including allegations the company favors its own services in Internet searches, raise concerns about squelching competition that need to be reviewed by U.S. regulators, two lawmakers said.

The Federal Trade Commission should determine whether Google has violated antitrust law or hurt consumers, said Senator Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, and Senator Mike Lee of Utah, the panel’s senior Republican, in a letter today to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz.