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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Obama To Sign Cellphone Unlocking Bill

President Barack Obama pledged Friday to sign a bill passed by the House and Senate to legalize cellphone unlocking, in a rare example of tech policy advancing in Washington.

The House passed the legislation just hours earlier, and the Senate approved the measure last week. The bill reverses a Library of Congress decision that made it illegal for cellphone users to unlock their devices to be used on other networks.

“The bill Congress passed today is another step toward giving ordinary Americans more flexibility and choice so that they can find a cellphone carrier that meets their needs and their budget,” Obama said in a statement.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't expect that pretty little two year contract discount in another year or two. This bill will kill that.

Anonymous said...

11:23
Most of them are doing away with that now. You have to buy the phone yourself now or make payments each month for it.