[IP] Democratic bill could force Apple, AT&T to unlock iPhone | Tech news blog - ...

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Frode Hegland [frode@hyperwords.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:16 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: web: Democratic bill could force Apple, AT&T to unlock iPhone | Tech news blog - ...

"When T-Mobile began selling Apple's iPhone in Germany last fall, a legal skirmish ensued, forcing the wireless carrier to sell it untethered to a contract--at $1,460, no less. T-Mobile eventually persuaded a court that the two-year contract was legal.


Now that same kind of European rule would be imported into the United States--meaning AT&T would be legally required to sell a contract-free iPhone--if a new Democratic proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law."


     http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9879554-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


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Frode Hegland
The Hyperwords Company
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