The wireless phone has become important accessory for teens and usually they are using it as preferred channel of basic communication among their friends.

Sprint (News - Alert) Mobile Controls powered by Safely, a division of Location Labs, will now allow parents to see rich graphical representations of how their family calls, texts and uses applications and to lock phones remotely at specific times.

This service includes Sprint Mobile Controls, along with Sprint Family Locator, Sprint Drive First and Safely Social Monitor powered by Safely. These are the part of a suite of family services offered by Sprint to help parents better stay connected to their children and help protect their physical and virtual safety.

Parents can sign up and learn more about Sprint Mobile Controls by visiting www.sprint.com/mobilecontrols. The main services that are available include: easy-to-read dashboard of phone usage, including voice and text messages broken down by time of day, seeing who your son or daughter has been calling or texting recently – and how often, quickly and easily setting phone use limits by time of day and day of week, allowing your child to override phone restrictions in case of an emergency.

This service allows you to see a list of your child’s contacts with an associated picture ranked by overall texting and calling activity, viewing what apps your child is downloading to their phone and selecting up to three anytime apps that your child can use when their device is locked.

“We are excited to be launching another service with Sprint,” said Tasso Roumeliotis (News - Alert), CEO of Location Labs, creator of Safely. “Sprint Mobile Controls leverages our mobile platform, strengthens our longstanding relationship with Sprint, and gives parents greater confidence about letting their kids engage with mobile phones.

“Sprint is pleased to give parents’ tools and information to help better manage their teen’s and families’ wireless usage,” said Fared Adib, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. “With Sprint Mobile Controls, Sprint Drive First and Sprint Family Locator, Sprint offers parents a comprehensive and innovative suite of applications to ensure their teen is using their wireless phone responsibly.”