Verizon is making it significantly more difficult to switch carriers by locking your iPhone or Android phone for much longer than before.

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

The revision effectively removes an unlocking timeframe unique to Verizon among major US carriers. Previously, the company ...

Verizon will make carrier lock last longer in smartphones after its FCC win that changes the previous 60-day period.

Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive 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 lifted a restriction that required Verizon to automatically unlock devices after 60 days, allowing the company to ...

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

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A Kansas customer sued Verizon after the carrier refused to unlock an iPhone he purchased, despite the policy change occurring after his purchase date. The judge ruled in the customer’s favor, ...

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