Carriers to Turn Off Stolen Smartphones to Fight Thefts
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Mobile carriers led by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. agreed to disable smartphones that are reported stolen to help stem an increase in device thefts.
The companies will begin blocking stolen devices within six months, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said at a press conference in Washington today with New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Cathy Lanier, who leads the police force in Washington.