Seems like the CRTC is doing great job these days and way better than the FCC. The ruling just came down that all new cell phones sold by carriers after December 1st, 2017 must be sold unlocked and carriers must provide customers with unlock codes free of charge upon request from that point forward.
Excellent news if you ask me. Though knowing Robellus, they will find some way to screw this up like putting huge logos on cell phones they carry.
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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.
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https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-telev...ckingfees.html