It seems that at the end of a contract the carriers should automatically disable the lock. With FOTA they can do this for nearly any phone. If that phone is still in service then they should be required to remove the lock or if someone walks in with a locked phone that is past its contract date, the user should be able to have the carrier remove the lock.
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Why is it not automatic
It seems that at the end of a contract the carriers should automatically disable the lock. With FOTA they can do this for nearly any phone. If that phone is still in service then they should be required to remove the lock or if someone walks in with a locked phone that is past its contract date, the user should be able to have the carrier remove the lock.