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Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
- Verizon requested the FCC in 2025 to remove the 60-day phone unlocking rule and extend the lock period to at least six months.
- This request follows Verizon's 2008 agreement to unlock phones after 60 days and is based on changed market conditions and fraud concerns.
- Verizon argues that the 60-day limit fails to prevent device fraud and trafficking, which cost them over 784,000 devices and hundreds of millions of dollars in 2023.
- The company claims waiving the rule aligns with industry standards, allows competitive parity with other carriers, and benefits consumers by enabling subsidies and lower upfront costs.
- If approved, the waiver could reshape phone locking policies, impacting competition and consumer access to devices amid broader FCC deregulation efforts.
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Verizon Asks For An End To Its Phone Unlocking Requirements
Verizon is officially asking for a waiver of the FCC's phone unlocking requirements. From a report: "Given the substantial and growing harms to consumers, competition and Verizon from this obligation -- and the lack of offsetting benefits -- the commission should waive this rule," the operator wrote...
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