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]]> AndroidAsusCorningCorning IncorporatedDeutsche Telekom AGEngadgetNeXuSSci/Tech Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 21|20416586 <![CDATA[US carriers agree to build stolen phone database, blacklist hot handsets]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/us-carriers-agree-to-build-stolen-phone-database-and-blacklist/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/us-carriers-agree-to-build-stolen-phone-database-and-blacklist/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/us-carriers-agree-to-build-stolen-phone-database-and-blacklist/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments US carriers agree to build stolen phone database, blacklist hot handsetsWhat's the best way to deter a thief? Ruin the spoils, of course. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to a broad outline that will culminate in the creation of a central database for stolen cellphones. The goal? To block lifted units from functioning on US shores. Over the next six months, each firm will build out its own stolen device database for integration into a larger, central database, said a Wall Street Journal source, with regional carriers joining the effort over the following two years.

"We are working toward an industry wide solution to address the complexity of blocking stolen devices from being activated on ours or another network with a new SIM card," said a T-Mobile spokesperson, "This is not a simple problem to solve." The quartet of wireless providers hope to imitate the success UK carriers have seen with similar efforts. With any luck, the program will put an end to massive phone-heists and the awkward public relations stunts that imitate them.

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]]> ATTblacklistedcell phonesCellPhonesdatabaseDeutsche Telekom AGmobilepostcrossSci/TechSprintstealstolenstolen cell phonesstolen phone databasestolen phonesStolenCellPhonesStolenPhoneDatabaseStolenPhonesT-MobileVerizonVerizon Communications Inc Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:29:00 -0400 21|20211925 <![CDATA[AT&T abandons T-Mobile merger plans (updated)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/atandt-abandons-t-mobile-merger-plans/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/atandt-abandons-t-mobile-merger-plans/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/atandt-abandons-t-mobile-merger-plans/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments AT&T has officially given up on its plans to buy out T-Mobile. In a statement, the company said it had agreed with Deutsche Telekom to cease pursuing a merger, which has come under increasing scrutiny from both the government and advocacy groups. The failed attempt to snatch up its smaller, German-owned competitor will ultimately cost Ma Bell $4 billion and it's not paying those dues without some grumbling. In the release the FCC and DOJ bear the brunt of AT&T's ire, which are accused of harming customers and exasperating the already looming spectrum shortage. Of course, this also hurts the carrier's ability to compete with Verizon which has been on a spectrum buying spree as of late. As a consolation prize Deutsche Telekom and AT&T have entered a roaming agreement, though the structure of that deal and whether it's purely international or domestic roaming remains to be seen. The complete press release from AT&T can be found after the break.

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