Key Antitrust Lawmaker Wants Cell Phone Sector Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2009
By Fawn Johnson
The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel is asking the Justice Department and the FCC to embark on a wide-ranging antitrust inquiry into the cell phone industry. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) sent letters to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney, saying four wireless carriers control over 90 percent of the cell phone market.
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