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President Biden’s Latest Executive Order Favours Right To Repair

...you can now self-repair your properties while third-party technicians can legally use OEM parts

Emeka Eni by Emeka Eni
July 10, 2021
in Gadgets, Government
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The current president of America, Joe Biden is reportedly making adjustments to the errors the previous Donald Trump administration assigned during his stay in the White House. President Biden aims at stabilizing economic competition whereby the Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has been directed to retract rules that appear to be anti-competitive.

For contrast, the present administration has lifted the ban that makes it possible for consumers to repair their property at will, which gives third-party technicians the edge to save the life of properties according to the nature of the fix, and the availability of OEM parts.

The previous law promoted monopoly, discouraging foreign investors concurrently — all in the name of national security the U.S. economy became anti-competitive. Now, the FTC has been directed to retract anti-competitive laws that restrict consumers from consulting third-party technicians for self-repair of defined items, according to Biden’s latest executive orders.

For contrast, giant manufacturers in the economy influenced the law that restricts consumers from repairing their properties. A perfect scenario depicts Apple’s restrictions on repairing your gadgets by third-parties technicians, and the restrictions on farmers from repairing their equipment by third-party technicians.

Ever since, manufacturers solely have the right to repair, consumers have reportedly sought advocacy for their right to repair, which is economical, and time prudent. Biden’s order appears to be a big win for a competitive economy — it is now legal for third-party technicians to access Original Equipment Manufacturers part — the usual OEM parts that are required for repairs.

Aside from OEM parts, third-party technicians are also permitted to access software and the manual required to complete a repair process. However, Biden’s order also directed Manufacturers to reverse their initial “imposed restrictions on self-repair and third-party repairs, making repairs more costly and time-consuming, such as by restricting the distribution of parts, diagnostics, and repair tools.”

On the other hand, the US PIRG’s senior right to repair campaign director, Nathan Proctor, has been advocating for the right to repair due to the advantages attached to self-repair and third-party technicians to access OEM parts, tools, manuals, and software. More importantly, the right to repair is time prudent compared to the default delay accustomed with manufacturers’ technicians.

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