Amy Goodman
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5 Years in Jail for Unlocking a Phone? Petition Led by Former GOP Staffer Prompts Probe of New Ban
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March 4, 2013
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10:38Now PlayingIn late January, it became illegal for cell phone users to unlock their phones for use on a different carrier. "It's a very weird regulation that now makes it illegal for us do this really commonplace technology with our own devices," says former Republican staffer Derek Khanna. He helped spearhead an online petition against the ban, which has drawn more than 114,000 signatures, gathering wide support from several political corners and prompting an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission. We speak to Khanna and Darcy Burner.
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