side note from Seeking Alpha: FCC wants carriers

FCC wants carriers to allow unlocking, pushing ahead with H-Block auction • 2:55 PM

• New FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has sent a letter to U.S. mobile trade group CTIA calling on carriers to set policies for allowing consumers to unlock their phones once their contracts are up, or else be required to via regulations.


• Wheeler also wants carriers to notify consumers when their phones are eligible to be unlocked, arguing "any voluntary program would be a hollow shell" in the absence of user awareness.