The committee, led by Microsoft critic Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah), will hold the hearings shortly, said sources close to the committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. antitrust laws.

“We haven’t set a date yet,” said Jeanne Lopatto, a spokeswoman for the Senate Judiciary Committee. “There are a lot of issues the remedy will bring up that will have an effect on consumers and competitors.”.