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发帖数: 10149 | 1 Answering the Call on Cell Phone Unlocking
By Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and
Director of the National Economic Council
Last March, after hearing from over 114,000 of you on our We the People
platform, the Obama Administration called to restore the basic consumer
freedom of cell phone unlocking -- to allow you to use your mobile devices
on any compatible network you choose -- and provided a roadmap for the
Federal Communications Commission, industry, and Congress to solve this for
the American people. Today, with the support of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler (.
pdf), the nation's largest wireless carriers announced they will abide by a
new series of voluntary "unlocking principles" to help bring some relief to
consumers in the next few months.
Today's announcement is an important step forward for consumers. First and
foremost, the voluntary agreement will help to ensure carriers unlock phones
in a manner that is reliable, transparent, and timely. We also understand
this commitment by the wireless carriers will allow our deployed military
personnel to have their phones unlocked before heading abroad, an admirable
service for our troops.
This issue is about the simple freedom to take your business where you
please, and to find the wireless plan that suits your needs -- provided you
have paid for your mobile device.
The FCC and carriers are doing their part. Now it is time for Congress to
step up and finish the job by passing the Unlocking Consumer Choice and
Wireless Competition Act, which was voted out of the House Judiciary
Committee this summer, and its companion in the Senate. We know this is an
important issue to many of you. The Administration will continue to watch it
closely in the coming months.
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