Stop SIM Box Scams Act

Section 2 adding subsection (e)(3)(A) to the Communications Act allows mobile service providers injured by SIM box violations to bring an action in court to stop the violation and recover damages, which helps hold bad actors accountable.

Section 2 adding subsection (g)(1) to the Communications Act protects mobile service providers from lawsuits when they act in good faith to detect, identify, locate, or disrupt SIM boxes, which helps companies work to protect the public from scams.

Section 2 adding subsection (h)(3)(B) to the Communications Act excludes government, official, laboratory, and internal testing uses from the SIM box ban, which ensures that authorized testing and official government work can continue without penalty.

Section 2 adding subsection (a) to the Communications Act places a blanket ban on anyone manufacturing, importing, selling, leasing, advertising, possessing, using, or distributing a SIM box, which creates strict prohibitions for individuals and entities handling these devices.

Section 2 adding subsection (e)(1) to the Communications Act treats each day of a continuing violation and each individual prohibited item as a separate violation, which can quickly pile up heavy legal and financial burdens for violators.