Method and apparatus for managing international mobile subscriber identity

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

• identifying a mode of operation for a mobile communication device according to a subscriber account associated with the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device has a universal integrated circuit card that stores a first international mobile subscriber identity;
• responsive to the mode of operation being a reseller mode, providing a second international mobile subscriber identity to the mobile communication device to cause the mobile communication device to store the second international mobile subscriber identity in the universal integrated circuit card, wherein the second international mobile subscriber identity is selected according to a mobile country code and a mobile network code for the mobile communication device, and wherein the second international mobile subscriber identity is provided for use with a target mobile network operator different from a home mobile network operator of the mobile communication device;
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• responsive to the mode of operation being an agency mode, providing a third international mobile subscriber identity and authentication keys to the mobile communication device to cause the mobile communication device to store the third international mobile subscriber identity and the authentication keys in the universal integrated circuit card without deleting the first international mobile subscriber identity from the universal integrated circuit card.

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a mode of operation for a mobile communication device according to a subscriber account associated with the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device has a universal integrated circuit card that stores a first international mobile subscriber identity, and wherein a mobile country code and a mobile network code for the mobile communication device are based on a registration associated with the universal integrated circuit card;
• responsive to the mode of operation being a reseller mode, providing, by the processing system, a second international mobile subscriber identity to the mobile communication device to cause the mobile communication device to store the second international mobile subscriber identity in the universal integrated circuit card and to delete the first international mobile subscriber identity from the universal integrated circuit card, wherein the second international mobile subscriber identity is provided for use with a target mobile network operator different from a home mobile network operator of the mobile communication device;
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• responsive to the mode of operation being an agency mode, providing, by the processing system, a third international mobile subscriber identity and authentication keys to the mobile communication device to cause the mobile communication device to store the third international mobile subscriber identity and the authentication keys in the universal integrated circuit card without deleting the first international mobile subscriber identity from the universal integrated circuit card.