There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage — except with worse terms. You'd walk into a ...

While much of the phone encryption debate has centered on Apple's fight with the FBI to unlock an iPhone used by a gunman, the federal government has also ordered Google to unlock cell phones ...

President Barack Obama today signed a bill restoring consumers' right to “unlock” their cell phones. The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act makes clear that people don't ...

FCC aims to make carriers unlock mobile phones within 60 days Most popular smartphones are available in locked and unlocked variants in the US. Locked phones are sold by carriers and come with a ...

Under the new rule suggested by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, mobile service providers would be required to unlock phones within 60 days of activation.

In a new proposal, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is making a push that mobile providers will need to unlock phones "within 60 days of activation." ...