The FCC is stepping up efforts to get...
The FCC is stepping up efforts to get more carriers to offer consumers wireless handsets that can lawfully be unlocked, acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn said Thursday. “While wireless carriers should be able to enforce their valid customer contracts, the unlocking…
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provisions need to be grounded in common sense and practical application,” Clyburn said in a written statement. “Consumers, who satisfy the reasonable terms of their contracts, should not be subject to civil and criminal penalties if they want to take their device to a new carrier.” Clyburn backed “an industry-wide cellphone unlocking solution that best serves the public interest.”