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With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a ...

Verizon recently requested that the FCC change its 60 day unlock policy. Now several companies have weighed in, including ...

Verizon is facing criticism after sending a waiver request to the FCC in an effort to erase the policy that allows people to ...

In the case of Verizon, its devices only stay locked for 60 days, and it desperately wants that to change. In fact, so badly that it is petitioning the FCC right now.

In a formal petition dated May 19, 2025, Verizon urged the FCC to waive the unlocking obligation “until such time as the Commission decides on an appropriate industry-wide approach for the ...

Some consumers are slamming Verizon's push to lock carrier-sold phones beyond 60 days, noting it'll block their access to rival T-Mobile's cellular Starlink service.