A couple years ago, I bought a second hand phone. Turns out it was carrier locked to Spectrum Mobile. I called them to try and unlock it and was told (and I’m paraphrasing here, two or three years ...

Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today. The Federal Communications Commission is considering a ...

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s hard to imagine a regulation designed to protect consumers that instead fuels billions of dollars in international crime. Yet, that’s the reality of the Federal ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it easier for US mobile consumers to unlock their carrier-locked phones. The agency has proposed a new rule that requires wireless carriers to ...

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new rule requiring wireless carriers to unlock phones within 60 days of activation. The proposed rule has moved a step forward after ...

The White House gives full support to cell phone unlocking petition. March 4, 2013 — -- The White House has responded to an online petition to make cellphone unlocking legal, and that should make ...