Frankly, and I know this might be an unpopular opinion, it should be illegal. Communications are extremely important building blocks of our society, and people

Frankly, and I know this might be an unpopular opinion, it should be illegal. Communications are extremely important building blocks of our society, and people should not be forced into acquiring their devices from their service provider. Any device that is technologically compatible should be allowed, and the carrier should be forced to support open standards to guarantee interoperability. It's the equivalent of a toll road only allowing cars they sold onto it.