Yeah this reeks of cellphone service lobbying if you ask me. Now this means that if I go out of the country I'd have to risk expensive roaming fees because I can't use a sim card from a different cell service. Good to know that unlocking my smartphone puts me in the same group as burglars and muggers. First time offenders can be fined for up to $500,000 or imprisoned for five years or both. Any thoughts? EDIT: If you guys didn't know, unlocking a smartphone just means that you can use it with multiple service providers, which is useful if you travel out of the country away from your service area frequently. Because then you can just pop in a sim card from the country you're in without having to worry about expensive roaming fees from your home service provider.