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The Telecom Digest
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 284
Former Mobile Phone Store Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal
Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Illegally Unlock Cellphones
AT&T banks on public policy to propel open RAN deployments
T-Mobile implementing a new security feature for SIM swap requests
Message-ID: <d7eb768c-9161-7d0f-6d71-2899e883bd42@billhorne.com> Date: 13 Dec 2022 12:21:30 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Former Mobile Phone Store Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Illegally Unlock Cellphones LOS ANGELES – A former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in Eagle Rock was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for his multimillion-dollar scheme in which he stole T-Mobile employee credentials and illegally accessed the company’s internal computer systems to illicitly “unlock” and “unblock” cellphones. Argishti Khudaverdyan, 44, of Burbank, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who also ordered him to pay $28,473,535 in restitution. https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-mobile-phone-store-owner-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-multimillion-dollar -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <4d748e97-55a3-7e0a-48c4-89b5385e37ef@billhorne.com> Date: 13 Dec 2022 13:03:50 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T banks on public policy to propel open RAN deployments At last week’s Open RAN North America event in New York, Chris Boyer, Vice President of Global Security and Technology Policy at AT&T, sat down with Light Reading to explain how the service provider is working with the government, academia and other organizations to support progress in open RAN deployments. https://www.lightreading.com/regulatorypolitics/atandt-banks-on-public-policy-to-propel-open-ran-deployments/v/d-id/782302
Message-ID: <a0dc9994-3772-78d2-e498-4ac4fcb147be@billhorne.com> Date: 13 Dec 2022 12:50:57 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: T-Mobile implementing a new security feature for SIM swap requests SIM swaps continue to be a problem for wireless users in the country. And one way to address the issue is by looking for ways to improve how these are done. T-Mobile disabled its self-service SIM swap last month so they could start implementing an extra security measure against such requests. And while the self-service step has been disabled, users had to contact support to complete the process. Thankfully, T-Mobile has found a way to make SIM swap requests more secure. As reported by The T-Mo Report, the Un-carrier has a new SIM block service that will allow customers to block their line or entire account from getting a SIM charge. The report reveals that a SIM can only be changed once a block is disabled. If a SIM block is active, the customer needs to verify the request with a one-time passcode sent via email or as an SMS to an existing line. As a customer, you can access the new SIM block feature via the T-Mobile app or the My T-Mobile website. https://www.tmonews.com/2022/12/t-mobile-implementing-a-new-security-feature-for-sim-swap-requests/
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