The market research firm estimates that 46.5 million active unlocked smartphones were running on US mobile networks during the first quarter of 2019, a 22 percent increase from the same period last ...

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Consumers are increasingly opting for unlocked mobile phones and spending more money on them, according to the NPD Group. The market research firm estimates that 46.5 million active unlocked ...