AT&T Fires Back Against Antitrust Criticism

From DailyTech: AT&T has fired back against government criticism, led by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), which says the current wireless industry in the United States is anti-competitive and bad for consumers.

"The popularity of the iPhone and its innovative features and applications has provoked an unprecedented competitive reaction," AT&T Senior VP of legislative affairs James Cicconi said in a letter to Kohl.

At the start of the week, Kohl pleaded with the Department of Justice (DoJ) to look into the legality of exclusive handset agreements that most phone owners have to deal with when purchasing new mobile phones.

"U.S. wireless prices are much lower than in any other major industrialized country," Cicconi also noted in his letter.

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