T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users
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 ...
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AT&T and T-Mobile argue unlocked phones are bad for their customers - here's why
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 ...
FCC wants unlocked phone rules to change, but AT&T and T-Mobile have other ideas
Network carriers T-Mobile and AT&T released their response to the rule this week. The proposal would require carriers to ...
T-Mobile and AT&T Are Fighting Requirement to Unlock Smartphones
T-Mobile and AT&T this week responded to the FCC’s proposed rule requiring providers unlock phones within 60 days of activation—even if they’re under contract and not paid off yet.
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FCC wants unlocked phone rules to change, but AT&T and T-Mobile have other ideas
Network carriers T-Mobile and AT&T released their response to the rule this week. The proposal would require carriers to unlock phones with 60 days of activation, even if under contract and not ...
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AT&T and T-Mobile Claim Locked Phones Are Good, Actually
Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED 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 ...
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T-Mobile and AT&T warn that FCC's proposed unlocking rule could increase phone prices
What just happened? T-Mobile has expressed strong reservations about the FCC's proposed rule that would require carriers to unlock users' phones within 60 days of activation. In a filing with the ...
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AT&T, T-Mobile Are Not Fans of the FCC's Phone-Unlocking Proposal
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 ...
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Why US telecom carriers are opposing FCC’s proposed phone unlocking rule
US telecom giants T-Mobile and AT&T opposed an FCC rule which would make it easier for consumers to unlock phones within 60 days of activation. The FCC is concerned about carrier-locked phones ...
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Best unlocked phones in 2024
While the best unlocked phones almost certainly support GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile, it’s best to look for devices that work with all the major U.S. providers, including Verizon.
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Carriers claim new FCC rule will make your phone more expensive
is considering a rule requiring carriers to unlock phones within 60 days of purchase. According to Wired, two of the largest carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, are advising caution, saying it could ...