During Trump's first term, the FCC granted Verizon a partial waiver allowing it to lock phones for 60 days to fight fraud.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) greenlit Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications on Friday — ...

Verizon customers can currently unlock their devices after 60 days, but the carrier is petitioning the FCC to push that up to ...

Verizon tells the FCC that a 60-day unlocking requirement it agreed to as part of a merger and spectrum acquisition is ...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr approved the telecom merger after Verizon yielded to new demands to curb diversity policies.

Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon ...

The approval agreement also secures Verizon’s commitment to make major upgrades to Frontier's infrastructure that the FCC valued as being worth “billions” of dollars and promises to improve conditions ...

Verizon isn’t the only company eyeing political concessions. Another is the media and entertainment giant Paramount, which is seeking approval for an $8 billion merger with the film company ...

The FCC has announced its approval of the merger between communications giants Verizon and Frontier, after a deal was made last year. Verizon will acquire Frontier Communications for $9.6 billion ...

“They are the FCC personnel most familiar with Verizon’s operations due to their merger review activity.” FCC Chair Brendan Carr launched a probe into Comcast’s DEI policies earlier this mont ...

Verizon and Frontier expect the deal to close in approximately 18 months, subject to approval by Frontier shareholders, regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The agreement has been ...

The second rule was part of the merger conditions that allowed Verizon to get approval to purchase TracFone back in 2021. The reason for this is due, in Verizon's words, to unlocking phones ...