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  • Verizon Offers $20 California Broadband to Secure Merger Approval
    September 17, 2025
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    Verizon Offers $20 California Broadband to Secure Merger Approval

    Verizon has committed to offering two $20-per-month broadband plans for low-income households in California as part of its acquisition of Frontier Communications. The plans include fiber internet at 300Mbps and fixed wireless at 100Mbps, with rates locked for ten years and speed improvements plan...

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  • Verizon Now Requires a Full Year of Service to Unlock Phones
    January 22, 2026
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    Verizon Now Requires a Full Year of Service to Unlock Phones

    Verizon has reinstated a strict one-year paid service requirement for unlocking TracFone phones, reversing a previous FCC-mandated 60-day automatic unlock policy. The new policy requires customers to actively request an unlock after 365 days of continuous, paid service, with the clock pausing if ...

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