Stolen phone database alive, carriers can now block pilfered handsets

Earlier this year, all the major US carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint) huddled up with the FCC to create a stolen phone database so that they could block any renegade devices. That effort has now gone live, according to the CTIA, as the majors - along with Cellcom and Nex-Tech Wireless - have just deployed their bad-lists. These will allow the operators to identify poached devices through IMEI codes and stymie their activation on networks.

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