The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ordered Bell to stop selling locked phones “immediately” after the carrier went against the Wireless Code and started locking phones.

A stern letter to Bell from Marc Morin , secretary general and executive vice president of corporate services and operations at the CRTC, took the carrier to task for its new 60-day phone locking policy, noting that the Wireless Code is “clear” on unlocking phones.

“As you know, the Code’s rules on device unlocking require service providers to provide cellphones to customers unlocked at or before the time of sale,” Morin wrote in the letter.

Morin directed Bell to stop selling locked phones, ensure future phone sales comply with the Wireless Code, unlock any phone still locked to its n

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