Some major mobile operators in Europe threatens American companies Apple sanctions if a company implements technological innovation and starts selling its mobile devices iPhone prowith a built-in SIM card. Although the operators do not officially admit this, according to the Fin serverancial Times (FT) are discussing this. They are said to be considering that the devices iPhone they would no longer have to subsidize. The GSMA association is also considering a proposal to introduce a new SIM card.
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Interestingly. At the competition, they write how the operators agree on the use and approved it as a "standard". And here it is written about lawsuits. Hmmm and take your pick.
It's nothing unusual, our first mobile network had it like that (NMT). Even the gsm sites had SIM cards. In some countries, this is still the case today, typically flat-rate phones.
I confess that I did not click on the link. It's well laid out there.