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White House says it should be legal to unlock cellphones

The White House said Monday that it should be legal for consumers to unlock their cellphones to work with multiple wireless networks without carrier permission.

The administration made its comments in response to a proposal submitted to its "We the People" petition site, which earned 114,322 signatures since it first appeared on the site Jan. 24.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/white-house-says-it-should-be-legal-to-unlock-cellphones/2013/03/04/523641ec-84f9-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html

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