Obama Administration Urges FCC To Require Carriers To Unlock Mobile Devices

Obama Urges FCC To Require Carriers To Unlock Mobile Devices
US President Barack Obama greets attendees at the Women?s History Month Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama greets attendees at the Women?s History Month Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Several months after calling for legislation to unlock cellphones, the White House filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday asking that all wireless carriers be required to unlock all mobile devices so that users can easily switch between carriers.

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