Subscriber fraud

Telcordia Working with Leading Mobile Operator to Thwart Fraud, Improve Customer Experience

PISCATAWAY, NJ - January 22, 2008 - T-Mobile UK is the latest Tier 1 service provider to select the Telcordia (www.telcordia.com) Global Dialing Data solution. With more cell phones than people, the United Kingdom is one of the world's most competitive wireless markets. Telcordia Global Dialing Data gives T-Mobile an unprecedented level of control and visibility into the network to help T-Mobile UK improve profitability and competitive positioning.

With more than 800,000 dial codes in more than 230 markets, Telcordia Global Dialing Data provides the most comprehensive, accurate and authoritative dial code data in the world — a major reason why more than 20 fixed and mobile operators worldwide have chosen the solution since it was introduced in 2005.

Subscriber fraud

Securing wireless service with intent to avoid payment. This is different from bad debt, which occurs when a known person or company has a payment obligation overdue and the debt cannot be collected. (Cingular)