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Uninor to shut operations in parts of Kolkata

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BANGALORE, INIDA: Telecom operator Uninor will shut operations in two circles of Kolkata and West Bengal as the company is unlikely to get spectrum there. The operator has suspended supply of new SIM cards and recharges in the two circles, where Uninor has a subscriber base of 5.6 million.

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Uninor was among the operators whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court in February. Its licences are valid till January 18, 2013.

"The company will issue a public notice to all its customers in Kolkata and West Bengal requesting them to exhaust their balance by January 18, 2013, and utilise mobile number portability to port out to any other operator of choice," Uninor said in a statement.

"With no new 1800 Mhz spectrum auctions being indicated by the authorities and 900 Mhz spectrum is also likely not be available to auction winners in 2013, Uninor will have to stop its operations in the two circles of Kolkata and West Bengal on January 19, 2013," Uninor said in a statement.

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