And that’s not just the gov’t. It’s also HOAs who are way worse.
I understand why the carrier wants it to be illegal and frankly it’s because there are a lot of people scamming them to get the phones at the subsidized price and then “close” the account causing them to lose millions.
Look at the phone unlocking law like a lease. The phone really isn’t yours until the end of the contact just like a lease really isnt yours. You are in fact renting within a contract. Just like an apartment or house rental, you aren’t allowed to do certain things either to that property (which you paid for).