Almost free at last: House passes bill legalizing cellphone unlocking

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It's a rare but welcome sight: The United States House of Representatives has passed a commonsense bill by a wide margin. Reuters reports that the House on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it legal for consumers to unlock their cellphones once their contracts have expired so they can be used on other networks, although there is a pretty big catch. According to Reuters, the bill still bans "bulk unlocking," which means that consumers still wouldn't be allowed to "sell their old devices to third parties that could unlock phones in bulk." The language added against bulk unlocking has led some consumer groups to withdraw their support for the bill.

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