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FCC and Carriers to Create Stolen Phone Consortium
Stolen phones are a big problem here in the US. Many are stolen in robberies. Robberies are, by definition, violent crimes, and there are many instances of robberies of mobile phones that resulted in serious injury or even death.
TechNewsWorld reports “Ten years ago, mobile phone thefts accounted for about 8% of New York City’s overall robbery cases, but since then the number has climbed to 40%, according to Ray Kelly, commissioner of the New York City Police Department.”
Similar statistics like 38% of all robberies in Washington, D.C. and other big cities have prompted the Federal Communications Commission, wireless carriers, law enforcement across the country and a few outspoken politicians to work together and create the PROTECT Initiative.
A month ago a journalist asked me if the wireless carriers will ever agree to create a joint effort consortium to identify, catalog and dead end stolen mobile devices. I said never, no way, won’t happen, they make too much money off the contracts to turn down a stolen phone. But now that lawmakers have stepped in, the wireless industry will want to have a say before any laws are passed that tie their hands.
PROTECT is a good thing. It helps ... more

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