That would indeed be a restrictive practice and one worthy of the authorities clamping down on.

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They portray them as ending a restrictive practice, and offering more consumer choice.

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As vested industry interests relentlessly lobby and win favors in exchange for political contributions, each new restrictive regulation and practice becomes the baseline for a next round.

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