Mobile carriers led by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. have agreed to disable smartphones that are reported stolen to help stem an increase in device thefts, a U.S. regulator said.
The companies agreed to begin blocking stolen devices within six months, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a notice outlining a formal announcement in Washington on Tuesday.
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