The Division has provided more guidance to the business community in a shorter time than ever before, much of it jointly with the Federal Trade Commission . It saves money for both business and the government by helping companies to structure and organize their operations in accordance with the law, thus avoiding the need for expensive litigation. The historic goal of the antitrust laws is to protect economic freedom and opportunity by promoting competition in the marketplace. Competition in a free market benefits American consumers through lower prices, better quality and greater choice. Competition provides businesses the opportunity to compete on price and quality, in an open market and on a level playing field, unhampered by anticompetitive restraints.
Competition also tests and hardens American companies at home, the better to succeed abroad.