Verizon is bound to the 60 day requirement at the moment . It's easy to understand the reasons behind locking a phone. If a ...

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

In an FCC filing, Dish agrees with Verizon that phone unlocking rules have created a landscape that “harms competition and ...

Verizon had submitted a petition to the FCC requesting the change in current network lock-in rules. Dish has now responded to ...

Don't lock 'em up Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users FCC considering Verizon request to end 60-day handset unlocking requirement.

The Lock Extension Proposal Under current regulations, Verizon must allow customers to unlock their phones after a 60-day waiting period.

Verizon is facing criticism after sending a waiver request to the FCC in an effort to erase the policy that allows people to change phone providers after 60 days.

(Verizon faces the 60-day limit as part of a 2008 deal to license 700MHz spectrum as well as acquire Tracfone in 2020.) Locking phones means they only work on Verizon’s network.