Tag: cellphone unlocking

U.S. wireless carriers, FCC agree on mobile phone unlocking

Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:29 pm19 Comments

U.S. wireless carriers will make it easier for consumers to ‘unlock’ their mobile phones…

Obama’s secret attempt to ban cellphone unlocking, while claiming to support it

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 10:27 amTuesday, November 19, 201359 Comments

Last week, WikiLeaks made public a portion of a treaty that the White House…

Bipartisan bill in U.S. Senate would allow users to legally unlock their smartphones

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 4:32 pmTuesday, March 12, 201324 Comments

The bill was prompted by a Library of Congress ruling made in late 2012…

Obama administration: It’s time to legalize cellphone unlocking

Monday, March 4, 2013 4:30 pmTuesday, March 12, 201322 Comments

The Librarian of Congress decided in October 2012 that unlocking of cellphones…

White House petition on cellphone unlocking receives over 100,000 signatures

Monday, February 25, 2013 4:32 pmMonday, February 25, 201323 Comments

At 7:37 AM EST on February 21, 2013, a White House petition on cellphone unlocking…