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The FCC is looking to force carriers to unlock users' smartphones after 60 days. Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Don't like your phone carrier because of shoddy reception or literally any ...

The FCC wants to require all mobile carriers to unlock mobile phones within 60 days of activation. But neither AT&T nor T-Mobile are on board with that idea. In June, FCC Chairwoman Jessica ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it easier for US mobile consumers to unlock their carrier-locked phones. The agency has proposed a new rule that requires wireless carriers to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You could be stuck with Verizon on your prepaid phones longer than you want after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to ...

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new rule requiring wireless carriers to unlock phones within 60 days of activation. The proposed rule has moved a step forward after ...

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The mobile service provider wants to shake the FCC rule that requires it to unlock phones after 60 days. The mobile service provider wants to shake the FCC rule that requires it to unlock phones after ...

You could be stuck with Verizon on your prepaid phones longer than you want after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier's 60-day phone unlock requirement. It means Verizon ...