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by oneshtein 255 days ago
A phone company cannot test every phone in the world to block or whitelist it.
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They could have made a fake emergency number and say "dial this number by Day X or we'll blacklist your IMEI". They didn't do that.
Pretty sure they have more than enough money to do that if it was a requirement.
This is what type approval is for.