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Verizon wins FCC waiver on unlocked phones

Verizon is certainly happy after the FCC opted to waive a requirement that the carrier unlock customers’ handsets 60 days after activation. Consumer advocacy groups? Not so much.

Monica Alleven Jan 13, 2026 1:26pm

Verizon's phone unlock proposal draws a lot of opposition

Jul 8, 2025 5:42pm

Verizon snaps back at T-Mobile over phone unlocking policy

Jul 14, 2023 12:49pm

50M unlocked smartphones run on U.S. mobile networks, says NPD

Jul 14, 2020 4:42pm

Hacker bribed AT&T workers to illegally unlock cell phones, DoJ alleges

Aug 6, 2019 12:14pm

child kid flip phone Mike Dano FierceWireless

Survey: 15% of activations are customers' current phones

Aug 7, 2018 8:51am