Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>Verizon has
just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.</p>
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Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers