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Canada to Require Unlocking of All Phones

posted by CoolHand on Friday June 16 2017, @08:15PM   
from the freeing-the-great-white-north dept.

takyon writes:

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will require all phones and other mobile devices to be sold unlocked. Existing devices must be unlocked for free upon request, starting December 1st:

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that as of December 1, 2017, all individual and small business wireless service customers will have the right to have their cellphones and other mobile devices unlocked free of charge upon request. In addition, all newly purchased devices must be provided unlocked from that day forward.

As well, updates to the trial period will allow customers who are unhappy with their service to cancel their contract within 15 days and return their device in near-new condition at no costs, as long as they have used less than half their monthly usage limits.

Definition of SIM locking and regulations by country.

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Original Submission

• The US will do the same... (Score: 5, Touché) by wonkey_monkey on Friday June 16 2017, @11:09PM

  by wonkey_monkey (279) on Friday June 16 2017, @11:09PM (#526671) Homepage

  Canada to Require Unlocking of All Phones

  I suspect the US will start requiring the same soon. Phones you already own, that is, at borders and various other checkpoints, so they can give your social media the once over.

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