AT&T Premieres Wireless Account Lock Feature
AT&T on Tuesday announced the launch of a “Wireless Account Lock” feature for wireless customers, which disables key account changes, including billing updates and wireless number transfers, without enhanced verification. “The lock forces an extra step before important account changes…
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can be made,” AT&T said. “It prevents anyone from buying a device on the account, for example, or conducting a SIM swap -- moving a phone number to a SIM in a different device.”