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 carrier says it will add unspecified authorization mechanisms to its site to permit faster unlocks of phones that are ...
After the FCC lifted a restriction on how soon carriers need to unlock devices, Verizon has extended its device unlock policy to a whopping 365 days. Effective starting today, January 20, 2026, ...