The law allowing phones to unlock had been legal for the previous years. Not until such law was expired in January 2013, making the habit illegal in US. Even so, many people who are not aware of this fact still unlock their cell phones for another carrier.
In case you don’t know, unlocking phones brings significant effect especially in promoting healthy competition and boosting customer choice. Service providers such as AT&T and Verizon usually lock their devices so they can only be exclusive with their service. If unlocked, the phone can be wooed to other carriers; the action gives users the opportunity of choice, including the use of travel.
To those who are not aware of it, the legality to unlock cellphones remains to be an argument in the lawmaking society, as such law can affect wide range of people in US: from the common residents to the highest position of the government.
The Congress has been struggling to pass a bill to make unlocking phones legal and finally, after many months of debate and dividing of sides, the lawmaking body has decided to pass the said bill and it is reported that the President Barack Obama himself plans to sign it.
Nevertheless, making the practice legal doesn't mean that it will not again expire. Unfortunately, when signed, the law will be effective until 2015. But not until then, one gives an impression that such laws are a bit outdated.
Source: WSJ via Android Central
In case you don’t know, unlocking phones brings significant effect especially in promoting healthy competition and boosting customer choice. Service providers such as AT&T and Verizon usually lock their devices so they can only be exclusive with their service. If unlocked, the phone can be wooed to other carriers; the action gives users the opportunity of choice, including the use of travel.
To those who are not aware of it, the legality to unlock cellphones remains to be an argument in the lawmaking society, as such law can affect wide range of people in US: from the common residents to the highest position of the government.
The Congress has been struggling to pass a bill to make unlocking phones legal and finally, after many months of debate and dividing of sides, the lawmaking body has decided to pass the said bill and it is reported that the President Barack Obama himself plans to sign it.
Nevertheless, making the practice legal doesn't mean that it will not again expire. Unfortunately, when signed, the law will be effective until 2015. But not until then, one gives an impression that such laws are a bit outdated.
Source: WSJ via Android Central
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