T-Mobile Wins Cases Against Pre-Paid phones distributors

August 11, 2008

T-Mobile announced that it has won two separate cases in Texas involving traffickers of its pre-paid phones. The traffickers purchased T-Mobile phones in bulk, discarded the original packaging, hacked them, and then resold them at a profit. T-Mobile won an injunction against the plaintiffs, which prohibits them from buying phones in bulk in the future. If the defendants violate the injunctions, they will be subject to fines. One set of defendants were fined $6.5 million. T-Mobile is pursuing similar cases in federal courts across the U.S. The first carrier that successfully sued was Virgin mobile. When Virgin mobile won the case, the rest of the carriers followed.

This should caution wholesale distributors, involved in exporting pre-paid handsets to foreign markets, of the rigorous consequences.

Posted By Russ · In Industry 

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