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New York law mandates companies disable service for stolen cell phones
The new law aims to eliminate the incentive to steal cell phones by quickly making them inoperable.
A new law will require companies to cut service to cell phones as soon as they are reported stolen. Kathy Hochul signed on Tuesday, aims to eliminate the incentive to steal cell phones by quickly making them inoperable. According to court testimony, Simonsen, 42, was killed when police confronted Christopher Ransom in a T-Mobile store with a fake gun.
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