In a smartcard having a subscriber identity module ("SIMI") that cooperates with a mobile station to effect communication with a telecommunications network, a system for, and method of, disabling the smartcard. The system includes: (1) data commnications circuitry that transmits a code uniquely identifying...http://www.google.com/patents/US5898783?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5898783 - System and method for employing a telecommunications network to remotely disable a SIM or smartcard