USB-C On iPhones Could Soon Become Mandatory In The U.S.

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In a move that could force Apple to ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB-C, three United States senators have written to the U.S. Department of Commerce, asking for a comprehensive policy to mandate a common charging standard for mobile devices in the country. The move comes barely days after European Union lawmakers proposed legislation that will require all mobile gadgets sold in the region to use USB-C ports for wired charging. According to the EU, the policy will reduce e-waste and save consumers 250 million euros ($267 million) per year on unnecessary charger purchases.

The push to establish a common charging standard for all mobile devices comes at a time when e-waste, or electronic waste, is becoming a major global cause for concern. The different charging standards in different devices mean that consumers have to buy a bunch of chargers, all of which inevitably end up in landfills when they become obsolete a few years down the line. That not only forces consumers to fork up additional money to buy new chargers, but also causes major environmental issues. Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic now seem to believe that their new policies will help change things for the better.

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Senators Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have written a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, asking Raimondo's department to mandate a common charging standard for all mobile devices sold in the United States. According to the letter, all mobile gadgets should have a common charging port, thereby eliminating the need for separate chargers for separate devices. The letter praised the recent EU policy on this subject and claimed that the United