Access Control According to a Policy Defined for a Group of Associated Electronic Devices Comprising a Cellular Modem

A method, in a wireless telecommunication network, comprising:

• determining that a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device have connected to the network, the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device being first and second user equipment devices of a plurality of user equipment devices associated with a common user;
• in response thereto, controlling network access of the first user equipment device according to a policy defined for the plurality of user equipment devices, the controlling network access comprising controlling the network access of the first user equipment device according to the distance between the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device of the plurality of user equipment devices.

An in a wireless telecommunication network, comprising:

• interface circuitry configured to determine that a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device have connected to the network, the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device being first and second user equipment devices of a plurality of user equipment devices associated with a common user;
• a controller configured to control the network access of the first user equipment device according to a policy defined for the plurality of user equipment devices, the control based on the distance between the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device of the plurality of user equipment devices.