
It was more or less not a question of if, but when, and now we're here: the US Department of Justice is said to
launch an investigation into the US telecommunications industry to see if the two biggest players, AT&T and Verizon, are abusing their market position. Even though Apple is not a target for the probe, the usually trustworthy Wall Street Journal states that
the iPhone/AT&T deal will also come under scrutiny [subscr. req.].