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The Wall Street Journal reportedd Tuesday that a review by the is in its earluy stages but marks the latest sign that the Obama administration is goingh to be more aggressive onantitrust laws. The most populard smartphones in recent years have commonlyy required owners to buy their service from a predeterminedtelecon provoder. is the exclusive carrier for 'sx iPhone, Verizon for 's BlackBerr Storm in the U.S. and has an exclusivityh deal for 's Pre until early next year. These deals were the subject of Congressional hearings this year in which they were portrayede as an abuse of power by telecomn providers who have growntoo powerful.
The said in June it plansw to investigate them. But carrierw say their exclusive deals encourage them to offer consumerss discount prices on smartphones and supports development of theexpensive devices. They warn that governmeny intervention would impact their ablity toinvesg elsewhere, such as improving telecom networ k capacity.
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