Buying an unlocked phone is a simple, smart way to take back control from the big wireless carriers. It’s like finally ...

How can I get free? Unlocked phones have several advantages over locked phones. Josh Miller/CNET The length of time the phone is tied to each carrier varies, as do some other requirements attached ...

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed that the Commission require mobile providers to unlock customers' mobile phones 60 days after the device is activated. (Unlocking would let ...

“That is why we are proposing clear, nationwide mobile phone unlocking rules.” Specifically, the release says, carriers would simply have to provide unlocking services 60 days after 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." ...