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

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

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...

Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.

Verizon no longer has to automatically unlock your phone after 60 days and their new unlock policy could be anything, thanks ...

Verizon is making it significantly more difficult to switch carriers by locking your iPhone or Android phone for much longer than before.

When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

The FCC lifted a restriction that required Verizon to automatically unlock devices after 60 days, allowing the company to ...

According to Ofcom, nearly half of mobile phone customers who try to unlock their phone find it difficult, while more than a third of people who decide against switching mobile phone networks said the ...

Verizon can now lock phones longer after the FCC waives its 60-day unlocking requirement, citing fraud risks and to uniform ...

Samsung’s LockStar update adds a huge set of unlock animations to Galaxy phones on One UI 8.5. Version 8.5.00.8 also brings ...

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...