Senator Kohl demands investigation of wireless carriers

Senator Kohl demands investigation of wireless carriers

A senior senator yesterday demanded a federal probe of alleged anti-competitive practices in the wireless industry, escalating recent congressional concern that too much power is concentrating in the hands of a few carriers.
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, sent letters yesterday to the federal agencies overseeing communications and antitrust, calling for an investigation and for action on several regulatory proposals that could give smaller carriers and software firms a better shot at competing.
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