FCC Considering Rulemaking on Requiring Mobile Providers to Unlock Phones Within 60 Days

The agency will vote July 18 on whether to seek comment on the move.

FCC Considering Rulemaking on Requiring Mobile Providers to Unlock Phones Within 60 Days
Photo by Kelli McClintock used with permission

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote next month on a proposal to require mobile providers to unlock customers’ phones within 60 days of activation.

The proposal, announced on Thursday, would force all mobile providers to open up their devices to other networks within that time, allowing users to switch to other carriers more easily. Verizon already has to unlock phones after 60 days as part of a spectrum purchase agreement.

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