5 ms·UK could ban the sales of locked phones20 points by Multicomp 7y agoeinpoklum 7y agoThe UK _allows_ sale of locked phones? That's so sad. A sign of excessive corporate influence over the regulatory state institutions.jolmg 7y agoWhat country doesn't? In the US, it's common for phones to be locked to Verizon, for example.einpoklum 7y agoI would think any state in the world with decent anti-monopoly/anti-cartel laws. But then again, maybe there aren't that many of these, right?