Ternary SIM card delivery

A card assembly comprising:

• a carrier card having outer edges;
• a smart card detachably connected to said carrier card, said smart card having an embedded integrated circuit;
• and
• an information tab detachably connected to said carrier card, to said smart card, or to both, said information tab has information thereon that pertains to operation of said smart card, said information being unique to said smart card, wherein said information is at least one of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) code that is used to authenticate to a system or a PIN unlock key (PUK) that is used to unlock said smart card.

A card assembly comprising:

• a carrier card having outer edges forming a closed loop;
• a smart card detachably connected to said carrier card, said smart card having an embedded integrated circuit;
• and
• an information tab detachably connected to said carrier card, to said smart card, or to both, said information tab has information thereon that pertains to operation of said smart card, said information being unique to said smart card, wherein said information tab is entirely within said loop.

A method of forming a card assembly, said method comprising:

• accessing a card assembly that includes a carrier card, a smart card detachably connected to said carrier card and an information tab detachably connected to said carrier card, to said smart card, or to both said carrier card and said smart card, said smart card having an embedded integrated circuit;
• storing information in said smart card, said information includes at least one of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) code that is used to authenticate to a system or a PIN unlock key (PUK) that is used to unlock said smart card;
• and
• adding information to said information tab that corresponds to said information stored in said smart card, said information added to said information tab includes at least one of said Personal Identification Number (PIN) code or said PIN unlock key (PUK).