AT&T and T-Mobile Claim Locked Phones Are Good, Actually

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October 23, 2024, 9:30 AM

• •T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation
• •T-Mobile claims that locking phones to a carrier's network makes it possible to provide cheaper handsets to consumers
• •Consumer advocacy groups support the FCC's proposed rule and urge the agency to require "that device unlocking is truly automatic"

T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier's network makes it possible to provide cheaper handsets to consumers. Consumer advocacy groups say the proposed rule will give users more choice and lower their costs.

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