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 change to the FCC's ...

Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad for consumers, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a 60-day unlocking requirement that ...

A Kansas customer sued Verizon after the carrier refused to unlock an iPhone he purchased, despite the policy change occurring after his purchase date. The judge ruled in the customer’s favor, ...

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new rule requiring wireless carriers to unlock iPhones and Android smartphones within 60 days of user activation. This move aims to help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spacex logo - daily_creativity via Shutterstock A new effort to require US carriers to unlock their phones is emerging with SpaceX ...