Verizon seeks FCC approval to extend its device lock period from 60 days to six months, aligning with AT&T’s policy.

Verizon wants to lock subscribers to its network for a longer period of time, and has asked the U.S. Federal Communications ...

Verizon has asked the Federal Communications Commission to get rid of the rule requiring it to unlock phones after 60 days.

Verizon says the 60-day phone unlocking rule it currently has to follow is outdated, proposing that the FCC waive it in favor of better industry practices.

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During Trump's first term, the FCC granted Verizon a partial waiver allowing it to lock phones for 60 days to fight fraud.

However, in February Verizon wanted to implement a new locking policy and requested a Declaratory Ruling from the FCC allowing it to SIM lock phones for 60 days. After that, the phone would ...

Ever since, Verizon has adhered to the policy and, as a result, has been less restrictive than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Those other carriers each lock new phones to their networks either for a ...

The agreement says specifically that they cannot SIM lock their phones to their network ... the previously posted policy that we shared in September, the one Verizon called “inaccurate ...

Verizon told CNET the new locking policy is to prevent thieves from stealing phones from stores and delivery routes since unlocked phones can be resold more easily. "We're taking steps to combat ...

Android has similar features that prevent other people from accessing data on stolen phones. The new policy could help Verizon "protect itself from competition, with the locked phones making it ...

For quite some time, Verizon has been the go-to major carrier if you wanted to buy an unlocked phone in the US. That’s because Verizon agreed to sell its devices unlocked after winning an ...