The White House gives full support to cell phone unlocking petition. March 4, 2013 — -- The White House has responded to an online petition to make cellphone unlocking legal, and that should make ...

Apologies in advance for the rant, but AT&T’s response to the controversy over cell phone unlocking really gets under my skin. You may have noticed an uproar recently over the Librarian of Congress’ ...

The FCC wants to require all mobile carriers to unlock mobile phones within 60 days of activation. But neither AT&T nor T-Mobile are on board with that idea. In June, FCC Chairwoman Jessica ...

July 18 (UPI) --The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed a rule requiring all mobile carriers to unlock customers' phones within 60 days of activation. The agency in a statement said ...

In one of the industry's first effort to allay customer concerns since regulations went into effect six weeks ago that make it illegal to unlock your cellphone, AT&T is telling you to relax, they'll ...

The FCC is beginning to crack down on a controversial practice used by many phone carriers across the country. If you’ve ever tried to switch your phone carrier, but found that the phone that you paid ...

Americans rose up to do something about one of the country’s most disliked copyright laws—but only when their smartphones were in danger. If you purchased your smartphone after January 2013, it’s ...

Unlocking a mobile phone from a single U.S. carrier has caused consumers headaches in recent years, but seven major carriers on Wednesday met a voluntary, industry-created deadline to set conditions ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an event announcing the nominations of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the President of the Walmart Foundation, as his budget chief, Gina ...

The FCC has proposed a rule change that would require carriers to unlock all phones within 60 days of activation. This move aims to empower consumers by allowing them to switch carriers more easily ...

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