White House Agrees With American Public, Says Unlocking Phones Should Be Legal
Good news for global SIM card users in the United States as the White House has just issued a formal response to a recent “We the People” petition that garnered…
FCC Will Investigate DMCA Smartphone Unlocking Ban
For international roaming SIM users in the United States, the law banning the ability to unlock smartphones without carrier permission has been quite the thorn in the side. Luckily, it…
White House Petition to Make Smartphone Unlocking Legal Again Hits 100,000 Signatures
The DMCA law that went into effect in January is being challenged by American citizens, as a White House petition has just amassed more than 100,000 signatures on the American…
DMCA Law Effective January 26th Requires Carrier Permissions to Unlock Devices
If you live in the United States, bringing your own device to a new wireless carrier or using a global carrier just got a little more difficult; the Digital Millennium…
Privacy Policy Disclosure Before Download Coming to App Stores
Would you read privacy policy disclosures before downloading apps onto your phone? Well, now you will. Apple, Google, RIM, Microsoft, HP, and Amazon have all agreed to require developers to…
FCC Requires VoIP Providers to Report Outages to Improve 911 Services
In an effort to improve 911 services in the US, the country’s Federal Communications Commission has ruled that telephony providers are required to report any network outages that might occur…