Some U.S. carriers deny accusation they refused to install 'kill switch' on cellphone

[Wireless News]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DXcYF0OSRWTXDhetHy1yyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-12T003836Z_1_CBRE9BB01SN00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ATTORNEYGENERAL-CARRIERS.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/u-carriers-deny-accusation-refused-install-39-kill-003836850--sector.html)(Reuters) - U.S. wireless operators on Wednesday fought back against an accusation from the New York State attorney general that they refused to install software that would act as a "kill switch" to discourage theft of smartphones. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters to top executives of AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Corp, T-Mobile US Inc and U.S. Cellular Corp, asking why they prevented Samsung Electronics Co from putting kill switch technology in their smartphones.



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