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Verizon no longer needs to unlock phones

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule

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. The change will make it harder for people to switch from Verizon to other carriers.

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FCC revises Verizon phone unlocking rules after significant fraud issues

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Verizon no longer needs to unlock phones after 60 days, thanks to FCC

Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers

Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.

Android Authority

Verizon wants to lock your phones for 6 months or longer, instead of 60 days

Verizon has petitioned the FCC to waive its 60-day phone unlocking requirements. The company has proposed waiving the unlocking rule because it encourages bad actors to exploit unlocked devices ...

Ars Technica

Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users

With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a coalition of advocacy groups yesterday urged the Federal Communications ...

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