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FCC Urged To Unlock Mobile Phones

The Rural Cellular Association has called on the FCC to direct U.S. wireless carriers to unlock handsets and follow the model set by Japan's NTT DoCoMo.

InformationWeek
Jul 19, 2010
The Rural Cellular Association, which has been a longtime champion of unlocking mobile phones, has received some support for its campaign from a surprising source -- Japan's NTT DoCoMo carrier. DoCoMo is the first wireless carrier in Japan to voluntarily unlock its handsets.

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