When the FCC proposed the 60-day unlocking rule in July 2024, the agency criticized T-Mobile for locking prepaid phones for a year. The NPRM pointed out that "T-Mobile recently increased its locking ...

T-Mobile has written to the FCC warning that the proposed 60-day unlocking rule could severely hamper the subsidies it offers to consumers. The carrier pointed out that subsidies for its prepaid ...

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 ...

under which carriers will have to unlock your iPhone or Android smartphone within 60 days of activation. Two of the biggest US carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, are now arguing against this ...

T-Mobile's policy says the carrier will only unlock mobile devices on prepaid plans if "at least 365 days … have passed since the device was activated on the T-Mobile network." "You bought your ...

Both T-Mobile and AT&T have issued objections ... Verizon, generally one of the most restrictive carriers, will unlock ...

T-Mobile and AT&T are pushing back on an FCC plan to require cellular providers to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation. As Ars Technica reports, both carriers submitted ...