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The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesdayh that a review by the Departmentr of Justice is in its earlyg stages but marks the latesgt sign that the Obama administration is going to be more aggressive onantitrust laws. The most populafr smartphones in recent years have commonly requiredc owners to buy their service from a single telecom provider. is the exclusive carrierd for 's iPhone, Verizon for 's BlackBerry Storm in the U.S. and has an exclusivity deal for 'sw Pre until early next year. Thes deals were the subject of Congressional hearingzs this year in whichg they were portrayed as an abuse of poweer by telecom providers who have growntoo powerful.
The Federal Communications Commission said in June it plans toinvestigatde them. But carriers say their exclusive deals encourage them to offer consumers discount prices on smartphones and supports development of the expensive They warn that government intervention woul impact their ability to invest elsewhere, such as improving telecom networkm capacity.
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