FCC To Investigate Cell Phone Unlocking Ban

Posted by Soulskill on Friday March 1, 2013 @11:23AM from the more-the-merrier dept.

Edgewood_Dirk writes "In response to the recent White House petition, the FCC will be investigating the viability and possible harm of the ban on cell-phone unlocking. Gregory Ferenstein met with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at a TechCrunch CrunchGov event Wednesday, where the Chairman said the 'ban raises competition concerns; it raises innovation concerns.'" This line from the end of the article fails to inspire confidence: "Genachowski isn’t sure what authority he has, but if he finds any, given the tone of the conversation, it’s likely he will exert his influence to reverse the decision."

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Re:The FCC has done similar before. by DragonWriter · 2013-03-01 11:43 · Score: 5, Informative

What would stop them from outright forbidding cell phone locking?
Regulatory agencies are empowered by specific positive grants of power. The appropriate question is "what would allow them to...", not "what would stop them from..."