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2. Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

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   The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act was introduced into the United States Senate on March 11, 2013 by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D, VT). [8] It was referred to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. On July 15, 2014, the Senate voted to pass the bill with unanimous consent. [8]

3. SIM lock - Wikipedia

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   SIM lock. A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or ( master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA [1] mobile phones by mobile phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks. This is in contrast to a phone (retrospectively called SIM ...

4. Apple–FBI encryption dispute - Wikipedia

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   Apple declined to create the software, and a hearing was scheduled for March 22. However, a day before the hearing was supposed to happen, the government obtained a delay, saying it had found a third party able to assist in unlocking the iPhone. On March 28, the government claimed that the FBI had unlocked the iPhone and withdrew its request.

5. House passes cell phone 'unlocking' bill - AOL

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   (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would give mobile-phone users the right to "unlock" their devices and use them on competitors' wireless networks ...

6. Consumer Cellular - Wikipedia

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   United States [1] Owner. GTCR. Number of employees. 2,400 [2] Website. consumercellular .com. Consumer Cellular, Inc. is an American postpaid mobile virtual network operator founded by John Marick and Greg Pryor in October 1995. [3] The company offers cellphones, no-contract cellphone plans, and accessories with a focus on users over age 50.

7. Rooting (Android) - Wikipedia

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   Rooting (Android) Not to be confused with bootloader unlocking, SIM unlocking, or iOS jailbreaking. Rooting is the process by which users of Android devices can attain privileged control (known as root access) over various subsystems of the device, usually smartphones and tablets. Because Android is based on a modified version of the Linux ...