Offers MNP options to affected users till 30th April; will continue to function in Mumbai.
With the 2G spectrum allocation running into troubled waters, coupled with the fact that the Supreme Court ordered cancellation of 122 telecom licences, Loop Telecom has decided to stop operations in 13 circles in India as on 15th May. Loop becomes the third telco casualty, following lesser known Tel and Etisalat DB. The mobile operator has only about 6,000 subscribers in these circles, and has asked subscribers to port their numbers out of the service using the mobile number portability (MNP) facility in order to retain their mobile numbers. These 13 circles are located in Haryana, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Kolkata, North-East, Uttar Pradesh (West), and Rajasthan.
Reportedly, the company said, "Customers are encouraged to 'port out' their Loop mobile number to a network of their choice as soon as possible or till 30th April, 2012 by following the process prescribed by India’s telecommunications regulator the TRAI".
However, operations in the Mumbai circle, which holds around 32 lakh subscribers under the name Loop Mobile will continue to function smoothly; since it acquired licence for this region prior to 2008. The service was earlier functioning as BPL Mobile.
Reportedly, the company said, "Customers are encouraged to 'port out' their Loop mobile number to a network of their choice as soon as possible or till 30th April, 2012 by following the process prescribed by India’s telecommunications regulator the TRAI".
However, operations in the Mumbai circle, which holds around 32 lakh subscribers under the name Loop Mobile will continue to function smoothly; since it acquired licence for this region prior to 2008. The service was earlier functioning as BPL Mobile.
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