Some Verizon customers using iPhones or Android phones may not appreciate the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision on Monday, which granted the carrier's request to lock handsets to its ...

Verizon is reversing course after a controversial policy change drew criticism from consumers.

Verizon has asked the Federal Communications Commission to get rid of the rule requiring it to unlock phones after 60 days. In a letter to the FCC spotted by LightReading, Verizon claims the current ...

Verizon retroactively applied a new 60-day paid service requirement to a phone that was purchased under older FCC-mandated unlocking rules. A Kansas customer sued after Verizon refused to unlock the ...

Following our report last week that Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate the inconvenient ...

Verizon has confirmed that it plans to provide immediate device unlocking for all payment options “really soon.” This comes after the carrier imposed a 35-day waiting period for unlocking devices paid ...

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases. Under Verizon’s current device-unlocking policy, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Verizon began updating device unlock policies for its various prepaid brands shortly after the FCC gave it a ...

I'm not sure if any telco locks their phones at all anymore these days here in Finland. I just buy my phones from my telco and pay them off in monthly installments over 3 years and the phone doesn't ...

The mobile service provider wants to shake the FCC rule that requires it to unlock phones after 60 days. The mobile service provider wants to shake the FCC rule that requires it to unlock phones after ...