Klobuchar Wants Update on Cellphone Unlocking Efforts
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., pressed the FCC and CTIA on cellphone unlocking, in a letter Tuesday. She referred to the voluntary commitment of the wireless industry and FCC to move forward on unlocking. “With the deadline for implementation of the…
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voluntary agreement this week, I respectfully request, at your earliest convenience, updates on the implementation and success of this voluntary standard designed to give consumers choice and increase competition among carriers,” Klobuchar said. “I would like to know where each of the six principals [sic] stand[s] in terms of implementation, if the FCC or wireless carriers continue to receive complaints from consumers regarding unlocking policies even after the agreement, and if this voluntary policy has met the goals of increasing consumer choice and promoting competition.”