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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:20:20 JST Ars Technica

   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.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/t-mobile-att-oppose-unlocking-rule-claim-locked-phones-are-good-for-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • usr_NeXT (sandifop@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 07:00:04 JST usr_NeXT

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     @arstechnica T-mobile: oh how times have changed.

   • Urzl (gooba42@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 04:29:18 JST Urzl

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     @arstechnica Locking phones to a network never served users. It was only ever intended to help the carriers raise the barriers against free consumer choice.

     It should never have been allowed to begin with.