Tired of the restrictive carrier payment plans that often come with new cell phones? The top unlocked phones we've tested aren't tied to a carrier, giving you more freedom to roam and carrying less ...

A new effort to require US carriers to unlock their phones is emerging with SpaceX surprisingly backing the effort. Last Thursday, the company joined three other industry groups, including the Rural ...

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With Verizon getting a waiver from the FCC to implement whatever unlock policy ...

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a requirement to unlock handsets 60 days after they are activated on its network.

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What just happened? The Federal Communications Commission has withdrawn a long-standing regulation requiring Verizon Communications to unlock its mobile phones 60 days after activation. The agency ...

Some Verizon customers using iPhones or Android phones may not appreciate the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision on Monday, which granted the carrier's request to lock handsets to its ...