Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network ...

Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad for consumers, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a 60-day unlocking requirement that ...

Contracts now offer small discounts tied to duration, making unlocking phones difficult. The FCC's proposed change would allow unlocks after 60 days, which is facing resistance from carriers. T-Mobile ...

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 ...

In a nutshell: The FCC has proposed a 60-day unlocking requirement for all wireless providers to address consumer frustration with inconsistent phone unlocking policies among mobile carriers. The ...

There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage — except with worse terms. You'd walk into a carrier store, pick out a shiny new phone, and they'd practically hand it over ...

Unless the purchase of the phone was financed through the carrier it shouldn't be locked period and if it is financed it should be unlocked as soon as the final payment is made no questions asked. BS ...