NASDAQ:VZ 4 October 2025 - 15 January 2026

Verizon’s $20 outage credit puts mobile internet reliability back in focus
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Verizon’s $20 outage credit puts mobile internet reliability back in focus

Verizon Communications will give a $20 credit to hundreds of thousands of customers following a 10-hour wireless outage that affected calls, texting, and mobile internet across regions like the Northeast, Southern California, and Texas. The Federal Communications Commission announced it will investigate the incident. Verizon blamed the outage on a software problem, denying any cyberattack. The outage struck at a particularly inconvenient moment for mobile internet, now the go-to connection for everything from ride-hailing apps to two-factor authentication. When it goes down, the impact extends beyond streaming — payments, work platforms, and even essential safety measures can all be affected.
January 16, 2026
FCC Lets Verizon End the 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule: What Changes for iPhone and Android Users Starting Jan. 13, 2026
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FCC Lets Verizon End the 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule: What Changes for iPhone and Android Users Starting Jan. 13, 2026

Verizon has won an FCC waiver that ends its unique 60-day automatic phone unlocking requirement. Here’s what changes for prepaid and financed devices, when it takes effect, and what to do if you plan to switch carriers. On January 12, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau granted Verizon a waiver from a long-standing requirement to automatically unlock phones after 60 days—a rule Verizon had been uniquely bound to because of earlier FCC “open platform” conditions tied to its 700 MHz C Block spectrum and later extended through its TracFone acquisition. The waiver is effective upon release and applies prospectively to devices that become active on Verizon’s network beginning the day after the order’s release—meaning January 13, 2026 is
January 15, 2026
5G Breakthroughs, 3G Farewells & Telecom Power Moves – Global GSM Internet Update (Oct 3–4, 2025)
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5G Breakthroughs, 3G Farewells & Telecom Power Moves – Global GSM Internet Update (Oct 3–4, 2025)

United States – Clearing the way for 5G: U.S. regulators are taking aggressive steps to accelerate next-gen wireless deployment. On September 30, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new proposals to streamline infrastructure builds nationwide. The FCC plans to override unwarranted state and local delays, effectively ensuring local authorities “cannot unlawfully block 5G or future 6G deployments” mobileworldlive.com. By cutting red tape on permits and clarifying rules, officials aim to “supercharge” 5G network densification and upgrades mobileworldlive.com mobileworldlive.com. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr noted this “Build America” agenda will free up spectrum and remove barriers to meet surging wireless demand mobileworldlive.com. In parallel, U.S. policy-makers are mapping out future spectrum auctions. The FCC’s latest plans for 2026 include auctioning remaining AWS-3 mid-band
October 4, 2025