FCC Asking About Verizon's $350 Early Termination Fee for Advanced Devices (Smartphone Lock-in)

The last time I bought an Android-based phone (the T-Mobile G1 – the first Android based phone) I returned it and got a full refund by returning it within T-Mobile two week grace period. I was pretty sure that I wanted to buy and keep the Droid longer than two-weeks. But, the new higher early termination fee Verizon announced for advanced devices caused a bit of a problem. Verizon had raised the fee from $175 to $350 (it goes down by $10 every month).

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