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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice has begun a preliminary review of potential anti-competitive practices among massive telecom companies such as Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).

One area the Justice Department may investigate is whether wireless providers are hurting small competitors by tying up popular phones with exclusive agreements. Think AT&T as the exclusive provider of service for Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in the U.S.

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