Uninor, the GSM mobile service brand of Telenor which currently operates in 9 circles, and won back 6 of these 9 circles in the recent spectrum auction has  has now openly asked its customers in Kolkata and West Bengal to Port Out from its Network to any other service provider using Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in respective circles.

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Uninor currently operates in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh – East and West, Kolkata, West Bengal, Andra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharastra and Mumbai. In the recent auction of 1800MHz airwave Uninor won back  just 6 circles and failed to get spectrum and license for  Kolkata,  Mumbai and West Bengal.

According to Telecor’s officail statement ” The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India had quashed Uninor’s licenses through its order on February 2, 2012.  Uninor will have to stop its operations in the 2 circles of Kolkata and West Bengal on January 19, 2013.”

As of now GSM Operations in the Mumbai circle are continuing as Telenor Group evaluates the possibility of participating in the second auction for spectrum in Mumbai indicated by the Indian authorities till the 18th January, 2013.

The company issued 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 operations in twelve other circles where minimal obligatory rollout had been conducted to meet the license conditions will also cease on January 19, 2013 resulting from the same Supreme Court order.