Proposed FCC rule for new phones would give consumers the freedom they've longed for

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Reserve your Z Fold 6 or Z Flip 6 now and get $50 of instant Samsung credit and a chance to win $5,000!The FCC is looking to make a huge rule change in the U.S. which would force wireless carriers to unlock phones purchased from them only 60 days after the device was activated. Typically, when you purchase a new phone, it remains locked to the carrier you bought it from until the phone is paid off or any contract involved in its purchase expires.

FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel leads the way as the regulatory agency seeks to change smartphone unlocking rules.|Credit image-FCC Consumers will be asked whether the new unlocking proposal would benefit smaller providers, new wireless firms, and resellers such as mobile virtual network operators by increasing the number of handsets available in the secondary markets.

Currently, if you make a request with your carrier to unlock your phone, you might have to wait anywhere between two to thirty days or more depending on the carrier. This type of uneven response from wireless providers is what the FCC is hoping to eliminate.

 

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