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.

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 ...

You'll be prompted for your phone number and your phone's IMEI number, and then AT&T will unlock your device. The requirements vary slightly for prepaid AT&T devices and business devices ...

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AT&T told the FCC that "requiring providers to unlock handsets before they are ... at least 180 days to detect fraud before unlocking a device, and include at least a 24-month period for providers ...

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 ...

Requiring carriers to unlock phones before they're paid off would hurt consumers by increasing prices and reducing the incentive to finance their devices on flexible terms, the company said. AT&T ...

Network carriers T-Mobile and AT&T released their response to the rule this week. The proposal would require carriers to ...

Two of the biggest US carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, are now arguing against ... but usually don’t automatically unlock the device once that period ends. Even if you ask them to do so, there ...

It predicts subsidies would drop by 40-70% for lower- and higher-end devices, like the Moto G, Samsung A15, and iPhone 12. AT&T made a similar point. "Requiring providers to unlock handsets before ...

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