In a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, a data message from an M2M device is received over a mobile communication network at a server. The received data message includes a Mobile Station Identifier (MSID) number of the M2M device; GPS coordinates of the M2M device determined by the M2M device; and utility usage information. A utility account is identified based on the MSID. The distance between a pre-programmed location of the M2M device and the GPS coordinates received from the M2M device is calculated. The utility usage information is stored in the memory of the server upon determining that the distance is within a predetermined threshold.