Investor's Business Daily - The price of wireless phone services declined each year from '99 to '08, despite reduced competition as the $150 billion industry consolidated, says the Government Accountability Office. The economies of scale enjoyed by AT&T , Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile have helped keep prices in check amid a dearth of competition. The findings come as the FCC mulls freeing up more airwaves.

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