What is the purpose of this law? .........
Make you buy new phones..........
The no-unlocking rule only applies to “newly purchased” phones, meaning any carrier-locked phone purchased on or after October 28, 2012, the date the new rules went into effect. (A 90-day grace period ended today, January 26.)
If you buy a used phone – or even a new phone not locked by a carrier – you are still allowed to unlock it. It’s also perfectly legal to buy a phone that comes unlocked from a carrier or otherwise. You can also, in some circumstances, ask your carrier for permission to unlock your device. (More on this below.)
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/unlocking-your-new-smartphone-is-now-illegal-what-you-need-to-know/#ixzz2JJRN8MoL
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Does that law also apply to Obamaphones? lol