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FCC chairman rejects Skype open-access request

April 1, 2008

The FCC said an application by Skype to require wireless operators to allow any device on their networks should be rejected, citing that the wireless industry is embracing a more open approach. — Where? Every wireless operator in the US still locks phones to their networks, forces customers to sign one or two year contracts even if one does not but a phone, refuses to enable certain application to work over their advertised unlimited data services, etc. We believe the FCC needs to think again.

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