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SA Mobile Network Operators recycling Cellphone ‘unused’ numbers without notifying Customers
From Daily Maverick 9 Sep 2023: Vodacom recycles numbers after four months of inactivity, whereas Cell C, MTN and Telkom do so after three months. These operators argue that the practice is driven by the high demand for cellphone numbers from new customers. The recycling process has unintended consequences for both the previous and new...