Man who unlocked 1.9M AT&T phones sentenced to 12 years in prison

Re:Man who unlocked 1.9M AT&T phones sentenced to 12 years i... by vlovich123 on Saturday September 18, 2021 @07:33PM (#28580315)

Any chance at&t can be fined for the fraud they commit on a regular business (like keeping phones locked that have been bought outright).

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Re:Man who unlocked 1.9M AT&T phones sentenced to 12 years i... by Meph504 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @01:10AM (#28581875)

If your phone is paid for, and your are out of contract, an you are in the US, your carrier must allow you to unlock your phone in regards to carrier locks. This is a requirement from the CTIA Consumer Code for Wireless Service that all major providers in the US are a signature.

see : https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/cell-phone-unlocking-fa...

Will they make it hard, probably, but at the end of the day, they will comply.

They will not unlock Bootloaders and there are no laws to require them to, and the FCC doesn't have authority over this element of phones.

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