Young People to Congress: Free Our Phones
Washington, DC – (11/1/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, released a coalition letter today urging Congress to lift the ban on cell phone unlocking. Cell phone unlocking allows consumers to keep their cell phone, but change their carrier when the contract has expired. The letter was also co-signed by Campaign for Liberty, R Street, Fixcopyright.com, Let Freedom Ring USA, Cascade Policy Institute, and The Harbour League.
In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress unilaterally decided that cell phone unlocking should be illegal. This significantly hindered choices for consumers, industry development, and marketplace opportunities. In January, over 114,000 Americans responded with a White House “We the People” petition demanding action on this important issue. By February, the Administration responded, reversed its position, and came out in favor of cellphone unlocking.
Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity, noted:
It is time for Congress to free our phones. The first step would be to pass Representative Bob Goodlatte’s legislation, H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, as amended, which would temporarily reverse the decision of the Librarian. This would give Congress the ability to address this issue by passing H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. H.R. 1892 is the only bill that sufficiently addresses the problem at hand. This legislation would permanently legalize the ability of consumers to unlock their own phones, and for third parties to help or develop tools to do so. It is time for Congress to free our phones. The first step would be to pass Representative Bob Goodlatte’s legislation, H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, as amended, which would temporarily reverse the decision of the Librarian. This would give Congress the ability to address this issue by passing H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. H.R. 1892 is the only bill that sufficiently addresses the problem at hand. This legislation would permanently legalize the ability of consumers to unlock their own phones, and for third parties to help or develop tools to do so.
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In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress unilaterally decided that cell phone unlocking should be illegal. This significantly hindered choices for consumers, industry development, and marketplace opportunities. In January, over 114,000 Americans responded with a White House “We the People” petition demanding action on this important issue. By February, the Administration responded, reversed its position, and came out in favor of cellphone unlocking.
Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity, noted:
Tags: Generation Opportunity, cell phones, consumer choice, competition, HR 1123, HR, 1892, ban on cell phone unlocking, keeping your cell phone, changing carriers To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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