Verizon has quietly rewritten the rules that once made it relatively painless to take your phone to another carrier. A long ...

Verizon has received permission from the FCC to keep phones locked for longer periods, effectively ending the 60-day unlocking policy.

Prior, Verizon had a 60-day wait period before you could unlock your smartphone, but that's no longer the case. Here's what ...

Verizon began updating device unlock policies for its various prepaid brands shortly after the FCC gave it a waiver that ...

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.

Following FCC changes, Verizon has announced an updated device unlocking policy, with the carrier no longer automatically ...

What's the SIM unlock policy for Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T? These are each carrier's current device unlock policy as of 2026.

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

Last week, the FCC granted Verizon’s request to lift a 60-day unlocking requirement stemming from its purchase of spectrum ...

The revision effectively removes an unlocking timeframe unique to Verizon among major US carriers. Previously, the company was obliged to make both prepaid and postpaid devices ...