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U.S. House passes bill to allow mobile phone unlocking, but details worry advocates |
February 26, 2014
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would legalize cell phone unlocking, but not all consumer choice advocates are happy with the bill.
On Tuesday, the House passed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (H.R. 1123) by a vote of 295-114. It's not yet known what the bill's fate will be in the Senate.
H.R. 1123 says unlocking a cell phone is permissible if it is "initiated by the owner...by another person at the direction of the owner, or by a provider of a commercial mobile radio service or a commercial mobile data service."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2102004/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-allow-cell-phone-unlocking-but-details-worry-advocates.html#tk.rss_all
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