The FCC approved a waiver to the 60-day phone unlock rule after a Verizon petition. Here's what that means for you.

Verizon has quietly rewritten the rules that once made it relatively painless to take your phone to another carrier. A long ...

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...

Verizon has received permission from the FCC to keep phones locked for longer periods, effectively ending the 60-day ...

What's the SIM unlock policy for Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T? These are each carrier's current device unlock policy as of 2026.

The Federal Communications Commission revised a long-standing rule that required Verizon Communications to unlock ​its mobile ...

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.

The FCC has proposed a rule change that would require carriers to unlock all phones within 60 days of activation. This move aims to empower consumers by allowing them to switch carriers more easily ...

According to Ofcom, nearly half of mobile phone customers who try to unlock their phone find it difficult, while more than a third of people who decide against switching mobile phone networks said the ...

Unlocking a mobile phone from a single U.S. carrier has caused consumers headaches in recent years, but seven major carriers on Wednesday met a voluntary, industry-created deadline to set conditions ...