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Verizon seeks FCC approval to extend its device lock period from 60 days to six months, aligning with AT&T’s policy. Verizon may soon make it harder for customers to switch carriers or unlock ...

Verizon has made a move to keep phones locked to its network for more than 60 days. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the carrier has requested the agency to waive off ...

At the time of writing, Verizon only requires customers to keep the phone locked for 60 days. If this petition goes through, it will put the company on par with AT&T's six-month period.

In the case of Verizon, its devices only stay locked for 60 days, and it desperately wants that to change. In fact, so badly that it is petitioning the FCC right now.

Verizon now wants the FCC to waive that requirement, allowing it to change its phone unlocking policy. Verizon claims that the 60-day unlocking requirement it is subject to leads to fraud and ...

Verizon says the 60-day phone unlocking rule it currently has to follow is outdated, proposing that the FCC waive it in favor of better industry practices.