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

Last week, the FCC granted Verizon’s request to lift a 60-day unlocking requirement stemming from its purchase of spectrum ...

Verizon extends device unlock period to 365 days for prepaid customers after FCC grants waiver, trapping phones and limiting ...

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

Prior, Verizon had a 60-day wait period before you could unlock your smartphone, but that's no longer the case. Here's what ...

Verizon began updating device unlock policies for its various prepaid brands shortly after the FCC gave it a waiver that ...

Verizon has updated a major policy consumers aren't too thrilled about.

Following FCC changes, Verizon has announced an updated device unlocking policy, with the carrier no longer automatically ...

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 petitioned the Trump administration to let it lock phones to its network for longer periods of time, making it harder for customers to switch to other carriers. The Biden-era Federal ...

The FCC lifted a restriction that required Verizon to automatically unlock devices after 60 days, allowing the company to ...