Verizon has received permission from the FCC to keep phones locked for longer periods, effectively ending the 60-day unlocking policy.
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Switching carriers gets harder as FCC lets Verizon end automatic 60-day unlocking
People often buy smartphones expecting freedom. The freedom to switch carriers. The freedom to ...
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Verizon quietly changes unlock rules to trap customers from leaving
Verizon has quietly rewritten the rules that once made it relatively painless to take your phone to another carrier. A long ...
A waiver issued Monday by the FCC means you’ll have to wait longer or pay off your phone’s balance earlier to take a phone purchased from Verizon to another carrier.
Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...
The FCC waives a 2007 “handset unlocking” rule that regulators say helped fuel phone theft and fraud, exploiting Verizon cell phone users for years.
The Federal Communications Commission revised a long-standing rule that required Verizon Communications to unlock its mobile phones 60 days after activation, which it said is costing the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. By David Shepardson ...
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