Learn how to perform an IMEI unlock check to find out whether your phone can be legally unlocked, what factors matter, and ...

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s hard to imagine a regulation designed to protect consumers that instead fuels billions of dollars in international crime. Yet, that’s the reality of the Federal ...

A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of more than 1.2 million stolen or lost mobile phones so they could be used by someone other than ...

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Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today. The Federal Communications Commission is considering a ...

The FCC has proposed a rule change that would require carriers to unlock all phones within 60 days of activation. This move aims to empower consumers by allowing them to switch carriers more easily ...

The White House gives full support to cell phone unlocking petition. March 4, 2013 — -- The White House has responded to an online petition to make cellphone unlocking legal, and that should make ...

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 ...

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 ...

T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier’s network makes it possible to provide ...