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> The carriers claim it is illegal

Also the POTUS, the US Attorney General, and the law.

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> Is there any case law supporting

Yes.

Neither uninformed skepticism nor demands for us to do your research for you while holding up zero evidence of your own validate your position.

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> or just the carriers

Seriously, try hitting Google once or twice. This is hard to watch.

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This EFF article on the state of DMCA and cell phone unlocking does not mention any case law validating the idea that unlocking is actually a violation: https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone

It does cite case law that points in the direction that the DMCA is only triggered when the lock protects a creative work, which cell phone access may not be. Considering how carefully the EFF tracks these things, if there was case law supporting the carriers' (and possibly executive branch's) position, they would mention it.

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