by dbadmin | Jan 13, 2026 | News, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The FCC has officially scrapped its 60-day phone unlocking requirements for Verizon. Verizon can now lock phones for longer periods of time for both prepaid and postpaid customers. While the new rules make it harder to...
by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2026 | AT&T, News, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Previously, the Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T (~$57M) and Verizon (~$47M) for failing to protect customer location data, leading both sides to demand a review, asserting the fines violated their...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Google, News, Verizon, YouTube TV
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon is offering a $20 monthly discount for the first six months of YouTube TV. The deal is available to new YouTube TV subscribers who are also Verizon Home Internet or Mobile customers. To redeem, users must link their...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | News, Verizon
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Total Wireless is introducing postpaid-style free phone promotions and EIP device financing to the prepaid space. The catch is a 24-month repayment agreement tied to bill credits, effectively locking customers in...
by dbadmin | Dec 17, 2025 | News, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon will add access to over 4,400 Array towers (formerly US Cellular) through a new multi-year colocation agreement. The deal reflects Verizon’s rent-instead-of-own strategy, following its exit from tower ownership...
by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | News, Verizon
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon retroactively applied a new 60-day paid service requirement to a phone that was purchased under older FCC-mandated unlocking rules. A Kansas customer sued after Verizon refused to unlock the device, and the court...
