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.

Indeed, the FCC under Trump appointee Brendan Carr, a former telecom attorney and Project 2025 contributor, is moving fast to ...

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 ...

The FCC has signed off on the $20 billion Verizon and Frontier Communications merger. This federal agency approval will allow Verizon to significantly expand its fiber reach and subscriber base ...

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 ...

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 ...