Four U.S. have senators asked the Federal Communications Commission to review exclusive deals between wireless-phone companies and handset makers to see whether the arrangements unfairly restrict consumer choice. The FCC should “act expeditiously” if it finds exclusive deals adversely affect competition, said the lawmakers, who included Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who heads the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. AT&T Inc. has an exclusive arrangement to offer Apple Inc.’s iPhone on its network, and Sprint Nextel Corp. has sole rights for Palm Inc.’s Pre. The iPhone made up 41 percent of AT&T’s 11.8 million smart-phone subscriptions, ComScore said. Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless operator, has exclusive rights to the Pre through at least the end of the year.
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