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The FCC wants to make burner phones illegal

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 09, 2026
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The burner phone could soon be a thing of the past in the US. The FCC has proposed forcing every telecom to collect and store a “government issued identification number” and physical address from “any new and renewing customer before granting access to its services,” 404 Media reports. The stated goal is to fight scammers and …

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