FCC Lets Verizon Drop Its 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United States
Verizon…
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEOrder DA 26-43 reads "Adopted: January 12, 2026 Released: January 12, 2026" and "this Order IS EFFECTIVE upon release"; it runs "until such time as the Commission decides on an appropriate industry-wide approach", so it has no end date.[1]
The FCC waived the rule forcing Verizon alone among national carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation, citing handset theft and trafficking; Verizon now follows the CTIA industry code until the FCC sets an industry-wide policy.
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