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T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users


Carriers fight plan to require unlocking of phones 60 days after activation.

"Our policies allow us to deliver access to high-speed mobile broadband on a nationwide 5G network via handsets that are free or heavily discounted off the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Removing this barrier to switching will make the standard simple for consumers and encourage providers to compete more vigorously on mobile service price, quality, and innovation. T-Mobile told the FCC in a filing last month that "none of the litany of Title III provisions cited in the NPRM support the expansive authority asserted here to regulate consumer handsets (rather than telecommunications services)."

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