Law changed to allow ‘unlocking’ cellphones

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It just got a little easier to swap cellphone providers.

President Barack Obama has signed a bill making it legal once again to unlock a cellphone without permission from your wireless provider, so long as the service contract expired.

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