Verizon just got permission to keep your phone locked for longer

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

Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers

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 Can Now Lock Your Phone Until It's Fully Paid Off

The FCC revises Verizon's phone unlocking rule after significant fraud issues, where criminals sold handsets at a premium on ...
ABC News

'It's Time to Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking,' Says White House

The White House gives full support to cell phone unlocking petition. March 4, 2013 — -- The White House has responded to an online petition to make cellphone unlocking legal, and that ...
ZDNet

AT&T and T-Mobile argue unlocked phones are bad for their customers - here's why

The FCC wants to require all mobile carriers to unlock mobile phones within 60 days of activation. But neither AT&T nor T-Mobile are on board with that idea. In June, FCC Chairwoman Jessica ...
Time

AT&T’s Response to the Cell Phone Unlocking Controversy Insults Users

Apologies in advance for the rant, but AT&T’s response to the controversy over cell phone unlocking really gets under my skin. You may have noticed an uproar recently over the Librarian of ...