Last week, the FCC granted Verizon’s request to lift a 60-day unlocking requirement stemming from its purchase of spectrum ...
Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...
The FCC approved a waiver to the 60-day phone unlock rule after a Verizon petition. Here's what that means for you.
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.
Verizon has quietly rolled out a major change to its prepaid phone policies, reinstating a full 12-month device lock for customers using TracFone and several related brands.
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 Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...
When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...
Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the ...
Verizon can now lock phones longer after the FCC waives its 60-day unlocking requirement, citing fraud risks and to uniform ...
Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...