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Court Allows Lawsuit Against T-Mobile To Proceed
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court refused to review two earlier findings, which killed T-Mobile's final chance at blocking a lawsuit against its early-termination fees and practice of locking phones. This is the third time T-Mobile has tried to stop the case from proceeding, and both a state trial judge and a state appeals court have already rejected T-Mobile's claims that its customers were required by the terms of their contracts to submit to binding arbitration. More »
customer rebellion
Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against Apple, AT&T Over iPhone
A class-action lawsuit was filed on October 5th against the unholy duo of Apple and AT&T, charging that they intentionally broke unlocked headsets via the last firmware update, and conspired illegally to monopolize parts of the mobile phone market by preventing consumers from using any services other than those provided by the two companies. The suit charges the two companies, either jointly or separately, with six formal counts, including "alleged violations of the California Business and Profession's Code, The Cartwright Act, The Sherman Act, The Federal Trade Commission Act, The Communications Act of 1934, and The Telecommunications Act of 1996, as well as rules and policies established by the FCC." More »
carrier freedom
Is It Legal To Unlock The iPhone?
According to a Slate columnist, not only is it legal, but it's ethical and fun. (Fun?) "I did just throw down more than $400 for this little toy," he writes. "I'm no property-rights freak, but that iPhone is now my personal property, and that ought to stand for something." More »
issues
AT&T Refuses To Provide Unlock Codes, Feel Free To Complain To The FCC
AT&T is refusing to supply unlock codes for the iPhone, says reader George. He's written in to ask other iPhone users to complain to the FCC and other pertinent regulatory bodies, AGs, and so on about AT&T:Hey Guys,More »
