Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

Verizon has quietly rolled out a major change to its prepaid phone policies, reinstating a full 12-month device lock for ...

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

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

The revision effectively removes an unlocking timeframe unique to Verizon among major US carriers. Previously, the company ...

A waiver issued Monday by the FCC means you’ll have to wait longer or pay off your phone’s balance earlier to take a phone purchased from Verizon to another carrier.

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

The Federal Communications Commission revised a long-standing rule that required Verizon Communications to unlock ​its mobile phones 60 days after activation, which it said ‌is costing the ...

Verizon has quietly rewritten the rules that once made it relatively painless to take your phone to another carrier. A long ...

People often buy smartphones expecting freedom. The freedom to switch carriers. The freedom to ...

Verizon is changing the terms for the unlocking of its prepaid phones sold through TracFone. The change comes after the Federal Communications Commission removed the requirement to automatically ...