New Law Proposal Mandates Contract-Free Cell Phones

Engadget has a report on the generically-named Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act.

According to the report, the bill, which is currently on the House and Senate floor and is sponsored by Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey, would require carriers to “sell contract-free phones, provide rate plan information in a clear, plain, and conspicuous manner, disclose any phone subsidies hidden in the plan’s price, and offer price-comparable plans with no subsidy or early termination fee.”

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