There could have been a consent decree (not sure if that's the right term in this context...) that in exchange for agreement to allow the merger, would have bou

There could have been a consent decree (not sure if that's the right term in this context...) that in exchange for agreement to allow the merger, would have bound the company to keep prices fixed or reduced for a certain period of time. But, aside from something like that, I don't think there is much that could have been done on the regulatory side to stop the company from not following through on their claims.