Recycled Mobile Phone Numbers: Inconvenience and Lack of Coordination

Telecom companies recycle mobile numbers that have been inactive for six months or in the case of MNP, two months after initiating a port request but not completing it. While this practice is legal and necessary to meet the increasing demand for mobile numbers, it often causes inconvenience for new users who are assigned recycled numbers and have to deal with issues related to the previous user’s accounts.

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