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The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that a revie w by the is in its early stages but marka the latest sign that the Presidengt Barack Obama administration is going to be more aggressive onantitrust laws. The most populart smartphones in recent years have commonlhy required owners to buy theird service from a single telecom is the exclusive carrier for 's iPhone, Verizon for 's BlackBerry Stormn in the U.S. and has an exclusivitt deal for 's Pre until early next These deals were the subject of Congressional hearingsa this year in which they were portrayed as an abused of power by telecom providers who have grownbtoo powerful. The said in June it plands to investigate them.
But carriers say their exclusives deals encourage them to offer consumers discount pricews on smartphones and supports development of theexpensivde devices. They warn that governmentf intervention would impact their abilitg toinvest elsewhere, such as improving telecom networjk capacity.
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