San Francisco - Subcommittees in both the House and Senate are planning hearings into antitrust and privacy issues raised by Google's proposed $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

Google executives are expected to be called to testify before Congress. The Federal Trade Commission is already investigating the deal.

A subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on consumer protection, have hearings on the proposed acquisition in the works, although no dates have been set.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/technology/19google.html

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/il01_rush/rushgoogleletter.html

http://www.doubleclick.com