Mobile Phone Insurance - Crime

O2, for example, reported today that it has disabled just under 100,000 stolen mobile phones since the introduction of a comprehensive database last summer. There are now nearly half a million stolen handsets on the database, according to O2.

A £1.5 million advertising blitz, launched today, will promote the message that "Stolen Phones Don't Work Any More", thanks to this co-operation between networks. The hope is this message will deter thieves from stealing mobiles in the first place.

Meanwhile the mobile phone industry has launched a Web site, immobilise.com, and set up a new phone line (08701 123 123) to facilitate the reporting of lost and stolen handsets.

And the police have promised to crack down on criminals, using laws introduced under the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act. This legislation enables the police to arrest criminals dealing in stolen mobile phones, with penalties of up to five years in prison for those convicted of reprogramming mobiles.

The campaign is backed by the Home Office, with the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, launching the Immobilise Mobile Phone Crime initiative at an event in London today.

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