DOJ investigating AT&T and Verizon for collusion
https://www.cnet.com/news/doj-investigating-at-t-and-verizon-for-collusion/
The feds are looking into whether AT&T and Verizon along with an international standards body have been in cahoots to make it difficult for people to switch carriers, according to a report from the New York Times.
The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating the companies and the GSMA, an industry standards group, for the past 5 months after at least one device maker and one wireless carrier filed a formal complaint with the DOJ, the report says. The newspaper cites six people with knowledge of the inquiry and alleges the wireless carriers worked in coordination to make it more difficult for people to switch carriers.