The commission has, for instance, prohibited exclusive contracts for telecommunications services in commercial buildings.
Commission officials said they had prohibited other exclusive contracts involving telecommunications, including those in commercial buildings, but trade groups representing cable companies and building owners have indicated they may challenge the commission's move in court.
Commission officials say that the agency has previously prohibited exclusive contracts in other telecommunications areas, and that the courts have upheld such restrictions.
Some companies -- selling, say, electricity, financial services or telecommunications -- had exclusive access to a market because of trade barriers or internal regulations.
It owns MAScell, a Miami-based phone-card firm that is now operating in Cuba, and Cancio has also secured exclusive deals with two U.S. telecommunications firms, which he would identify only as "midsized, with annual revenues of five to seven hundred million dollars".
But the agency also said it would weigh further measures, like prohibiting telecommunications companies from getting exclusive marketing agreements or bonuses from landlords.
I just came back from the official pre-launch event for the iPhone 3GS in Japan, organized by telecommunications giant SoftBank (the exclusive carrier in Nippon).
Boost Mobile, that "youth lifestyle-based telecommunications brand," has announced the exclusive availability of the Motorola i835 handset, a mobile phone designed for the ladies.
It's also landed an exclusive deal with PT Portugal, Portugal's largest telecommunications service provider, to be an exclusive promotional partner for the music festival MEO SW, taking place 5-9 August.
The Sprint Nextel Corporation, the telecommunications company, will be Pre's exclusive carrier at least through the end of the year.
