President Obama obviously has his hands quite full with various issues both international and domestic, but of course one of the main jobs of the president is to delegate responsibility to the various departments of government, so that a lot more can get done than if it all depended on one man. So, the president has had one of his many aides file a petition with the FCC pushing it to require carriers to unlock mobile devices...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Obama-administration-wants-the-FCC-to-require-carriers-to-unlock-phones_id47528
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Obama-administration-wants-the-FCC-to-require-carriers-to-unlock-phones_id47528