T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users

T-Mobile argues that a mandated unlocking policy would ultimately harm consumers by reducing the availability of subsidized phones and compelling carriers to offer fewer appealing handsets, thus limiting choices.

In their public comments, T-Mobile claimed that the proposed rule would reduce subsidies for prepaid customers by 40% to 70%, affecting both low-end and high-end devices.

Read at Ars Technica