AT&T and Verizon Target of DOJ Review

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posted Jul 6, 2009, 12:06 PM   by Eric M. Zeman

The Department of Justice is in the preliminary stages of examining companies such as AT&T and Verizon Communications to determine if the massive growth they've achieved recently has led to anti-competitive behavior. Citing people "familiar with the matter", the Wall Street Journal says the DOJ is concerned that the power wielded by companies such as AT&T and Verizon may be having detrimental effects on smaller competitors and consumers. The DOJ said it would examine, in particular, the idea of exclusive handset agreements between carriers and handset makers, as well as any limitations that might be placed on what services are offered by the carriers. This review is not a formal investigation, and the Wall Street Journal's sources indicated that they did not know if an actual investigation was going to be opened.

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