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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
David A. Christopher, Atlanta, GA (US);
Dana Tardelli, Atlanta, GA (US);
David A. Christopher, Atlanta, GA (US);
Dana Tardelli, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting, by a first device including a least one processor and a first Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), a second device having a second UICC, detecting, by the first device, that the second UICC is unprovisioned, selecting, by the first device, one of a plurality of selectable options, where the selection identifies a first Mobile Network Operator (MNO) selected from a plurality of MNOs, receiving, by the first device, first credential information of the first MNO, and transmitting, by the first device, to the second device the first credential information for enabling the second device to facilitate establishment of communication services with network equipment of the first MNO according to the first credential information. Other embodiments are disclosed.