,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,wyden introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to allow consumers to unlock   
mobile wireless devices for             
interoperability purposes4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,wireless ,device ,independence ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,allowing consumers to      
unlock cell phones  7a7 ,in general     
,section #abja7;a77#a77;,b7 of title    
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking not apply to persons and    
inserting the following3 8not apply to--
  7i7 a user of a computer program1 in  
the form of firmware or software1 that  
enables a wireless telephone handset1 or
 other wireless device that can connect 
to the ,internet1 originally acquired   
from the operator of a wireless         
telecommunications network or retailer  
to connect to a different wireless      

telecommunications network if--  7,i7   
the user legally owns a copy of the     
computer program2  7,,ii7 the use of the
 computer program by the user is solely 
for the purpose of connecting to such   
wireless telecommunications network2 and
  7,,iii7 the access to such wireless   
telecommunications network is authorized
 by the operator of the network2 or     
7ii7 persons  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments ,section #abja7;a77#a7 of    
title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by
 striking subparagraph 7,b7 and         
inserting subparagraph 7,b77ii72 and    
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking  
,neither the exception and inserting    
,neither of the exceptions4  #c4        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall take effect as if       
enacted on ,january #bf1 #bjac4