Systems and methods for restricting the use and movement of plain old
telephone system (POTS) devices and cellular telephones are presented. In
a broad sense, the system includes an interface configured to only allow
telephone calls to a limited set of telephone numbers or area codes. The
interface may be configured to detect a telephone number during a call
attempt and compare the number to a stored sequence list of allowed
telephone numbers or area codes. If the detected number matches one of
the allowed telephone numbers or area codes, the call attempt is allowed
to continue. However, if the detected number does not match a number in
the stored sequence list, the call attempt is blocked by the interface.
The interface may also be configured to restrict the movement of a
cellular telephone based on received location data indicating a current
position of the cellular telephone. An alert, such as an audible alarm,
is automatically generated when the location of the cellular telephone is
greater than a predetermined distance from the interface to deter
unauthorized movement. The interface may also be configured with a
physical lock to prevent the cellular telephone from being removed from a
docking station. The interface may also be configured to generate a
locking signal to inhibit the use of the cellular telephone after it has
been moved greater than the predetermined distance.