Verizon is facing criticism after sending a waiver request to the FCC in an effort to erase the policy that allows people to change phone providers after 60 days. Until recently, the company was allowing customers to unlock their Verizon phones after 60 days and switch the device to a different carrier. Now, however, Verizon wants the phones to be locked beyond 60 days. In a statement to the FCC, Verizon said fraudsters are taking advantage when the phone is unlocked during that time. Why is Verizon making it harder for customers to switch providers? “Recent industry experience shows that even a lock of 60 days does not deter device fraud – a huge and growing problem in the United States — and instead enables trafficking in devices that are illicitly sent to foreign marketplaces,” Verizon said in the waiver request submitted to the FCC, per The Street . “This is why the industry standard for providers not subject to the Unlocking Rule is a minimum of 6 months or longer.” The company...