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

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

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

Verizon has received permission from the FCC to keep phones locked for longer periods, effectively ending the 60-day unlocking policy.

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

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

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.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission revised a long-standing rule that required Verizon Communications to unlock its mobile phones 60 days after ...

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.

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

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