It Is Now Completely Legal to Unlock Your Cell Phone—President Obama Signs Bill

Update: August 1, 2014 Earlier today, President Obama signed into law the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, making the act of unlocking your unsubsidized cell phone 100% legal. According to the White House, "the bill not only restores the rights of consumers to unlock their phones, but ensures that they can receive help doing so if they lack the technological savvy to unlock on their own." Chalk this one as a major victory for consumers, and one of the now seemingly rare cases of our government coming together for the good of the people. End Update Beginning early... more