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07/10/2025
Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users
ARS Technica
With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a coalition of advocacy groups yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the cellular carrier's petition.
"Phone locking distorts market competition, raises switching costs, and contributes to unnecessary e-waste," the groups said in a filing. "It impedes consumers' ability to take full advantage of the devices they already own, forces them to purchase new phones unnecessarily, and reduces their freedom to choose more affordable or higher-quality service options. It undermines price discipline among carriers, makes it harder for smaller and prepaid-focused providers to compete, and reduces the availability of high-quality used devices on the secondary market."
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