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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import dbus
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+
+manager = dbus.Interface(bus.get_object('org.ofono', '/'),
+						'org.ofono.Manager')
+
+properties = manager.GetProperties()
+
+path = properties["Modems"][0]
+
+modem = dbus.Interface(bus.get_object('org.ofono', path),
+						'org.ofono.Modem')
+
+modem.SetProperty("Powered", dbus.Boolean(0))