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Unlocking A Cell Phone Should Be Legal, White House Says

Description:The White House responded to public pressure Monday and expressed support for allowing consumers to use their cell phones on other wireless networks. In a blog post, David Edelman, Obama's senior adviser for Internet Innovation and Privacy, said the White House agreed with more than 114,000 people who signed a petition asking that it be legal to "unlock" software on cell phones. Unlocking a phone allows it to be used on other networks, and the practice has been officially illegal since January. (3:56)

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