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3/4 FCC Meeting Urging Mobile Handset Unlocking Condition on Proposed T-Mobile/Mint Mobile Merger, Competition-Friendly Mobile Spectrum Holdings Policy

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This meeting was covered by Communications Daily.

Wireless Future Project Director Michael Calabrese and Public Knowledge’s Harold Feld met with an advisor to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on March 4, emphasizing the potential impact that a handset unlocking requirement for T-Mobile (as part of its proposed acquisition of Mint Mobile) would have for users, as well as underscoring the need for an FCC mobile spectrum holdings policy that enhances competition.

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3/4 FCC Meeting Urging Mobile Handset Unlocking Condition on Proposed T-Mobile/Mint Mobile Merger, Competition-Friendly Mobile Spectrum Holdings Policy