Senators: Investigate exclusive deals between carriers, makers of phones - Kansas City Business Journal:

Four U.S. senators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to look into whether exclusive deals between wireless carriers and makers of mobile phones limit options for consumers.

“We ask that you examine this issue carefully and act expeditiously should you find that exclusivity agreements unfairly restrict consumer choice or adversely affect competition in the commercial wireless marketplace,” the senators said in a Monday letter to FCC Chairman Michael Copps...