Problem with a new phone being locked

I just bought an iPhone 4 to replace a broken one using the like for like deal at Apple. The phone is locked to ? & I'm not able to put a working sim card in it. Who should I talk to to fix the problem?

If you mean Out of Warranty replacement, the replacement device is locked to the same carrier as the device that was replaced.
If the original device was never carrier locked or had been officially unlocked by the carrier, contact Apple and address the issue.
If the previous device had been hacked to unlock, contact the carrier it is locked to in order to authorize unlocking.

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