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 ...

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

Verizon says the 60-day phone unlocking rule it currently has to follow is outdated, proposing that the FCC waive it in favor ...

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

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 ...

These steps will make our phones exponentially less desirable to criminals." We reached out to Verizon for more details about the locking policy. For now information is scarce: the company will ...

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 ...

By locking the phones upon purchase and activation ... less desirable to criminals.” Once the policy change is implemented in the spring, Verizon customers will have to wait for a set period ...

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's device-unlocking policy doesn't address international travel. Verizon does sell international access directly, but locking phones would prevent customers from selecting a different ...

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 ...

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 ...