Verizon isn't allowed to lock phones to its network because of open access requirements that are specific to the "C Block" 700MHz wireless spectrum that Verizon purchased in 2008 and uses for its ...

Locking the phones means the affected handsets would only work on Verizon’s network. The carrier has suggested it wants to do so for six months or longer. In response, the Commission began ...

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 ...

Verizon—the only major US mobile carrier that routinely sells unlocked 4G LTE phones to consumers—last week asked for government permission to lock its phones for 60 days after purchase.

Verizon will reportedly begin rolling out its new policy to sell locked phones in a multi-stage process. The company said that it’s making this change to help prevent the theft of devices from ...

The longer the locking period, the better. In the case of Verizon, its locking period is 60 days, which is the shortest of the big three mobile carriers in the US.

It’s worth noting that all three other major US carriers implemented this policy long ago. AT&T forces you to pay off your phone and have active service for 60 days before the phone can be ...

Once the policy change is implemented in the spring, Verizon customers will have to wait for a set period of time before they will be able to unlock their phones. Verizon has not announced a date ...