Bipartisan House Lawmakers Introduce Unlocking Technology Act
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., introduced the Unlocking Technology Act Tuesday. Her office released the text of the six-page bill, which has the backing of Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Jared Polis, D-Colo.…
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“It’s simple -- you should be free to unlock the mobile devices and media you legally purchase,” Lofgren said in a statement. “If consumers are not violating copyright or other law, there's little reason to hold back the many benefits of unlocking." The legislation would “permanently restore consumers' freedom to switch wireless carriers,” Polis said.