FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is “open to exploring...
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is “open to exploring a rulemaking” on cellphone unlocking issues if the wireless industry fails to resolve them, he told Democratic senators in a letter released this week (http://bit.ly/TPiAvH). “I agree with you that consumers benefit…
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from mobile device resale opportunities, and I am committed to supporting business that want to engage in the legitimate resale of second-hand devices,” Wheeler said in his mid-June response. “Apparently, some providers seem to link the bulk resale of devices with theft and fraud and this may affect the ability of third-party resellers to unlock phones."