Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

Verizon has quietly rolled out a major change to its prepaid phone policies, reinstating a full 12-month device lock for ...

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.

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

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...

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 ...

Verizon now has the freedom to pull a lever that will make it more difficult for customers to switch phone carriers.

Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today. The Federal Communications Commission is considering a ...

Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and there’s no need to ditch your current phone to do so. To make the move, though, you may have to first ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it easier for US mobile consumers to unlock their carrier-locked phones. The agency has proposed a new rule that requires wireless carriers to ...

U.S. phone unlocking services face the biggest legal risk from mobile operators keen to enforce a change in copyright law that now makes it illegal to modify a mobile device to work on another network ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The FCC announced a proposed rule that would require mobile providers to unlock consumers’ phones within 60 days ...