The Federal Communications Commission and five major U.S. wireless providers have announced an initiative to create a database of stolen mobile phones in an effort to combat smartphone theft. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and Nex-Tech Wireless, carriers that together provide service to about 90 percent of wireless customers in the U.S., said they will not reactivate phones that have been reported stolen. The program will begin by Oct. 31 in the U.S. and will expand globally across carriers over the next 18 months.
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You're No Phone of Mine: Carriers Agree to Disown Stolen Handsets
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani April 11, 2012 10:52 AMThe Federal Communications Commission and five major U.S. wireless providers have announced an initiative to create a database of stolen mobile phones in an effort to combat smartphone theft. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and Nex-Tech Wireless, carriers that together provide service to about 90 percent of wireless customers in the U.S., said they will not reactivate phones that have been reported stolen. The program will begin by Oct. 31 in the U.S. and will expand globally across carriers over the next 18 months.