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Yeah my secondary point that I deleted was that it's the sims that are regulated. Isn't that closer to regulating an ISP? But then a cellphone is more like a co
by pixelbash 7y ago
Yeah my secondary point that I deleted was that it's the sims that are regulated. Isn't that closer to regulating an ISP? But then a cellphone is more like a computer or iPad, so all these analogies are a stretch.
- mrtksn 7y agoThey obey to other less obvious regulations, manufacturers cannot sell you a phone that transmits in a frequency you desire or let you input your own IMEI number etc. Seriously, hardware is regulated. Check it out. It's all about response to some kind of abuse and it's different everywhere. In some places regulators mandate that the alcohol bottles must have special plugs that let out alcohol but cannot be re-filled easily because at some point someone started bootleg alcohol business by re-filling the consumed bottles.