Empirical Study on Mobile Number Recycling in Indian Scenario

K.S. Srinivas¹ , M. Satya Prasad²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.8 , Issue.3 , pp.1-7, Sep-2020

Online published on Sep 30, 2020

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Abstract :
Having a mobile number/s by an individual or an entity is as common as having a name to a person /an entity. Basing on utilization levels, having new mobile connections as well as discarding existing one/s is a general practice. Once discarded (Ex: disconnected or permanently closed) mobile numbers will be provided as new connections after certain prescribed periods basing on the demand for new connections and availability of fresh/new mobile numbering resources by the Telecom Service Provider. At this point of juncture, a special observation that calls/messages belong to the earlier user/s of that number is being received by a new user of that mobile number. In this article, a survey among mobile users studied the experience, expectation as well as awareness about the re-cycling of mobile numbers and listed the findings/results with few logical suggestions/s in the Indian scenario.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Re-use (or) Re-Cycling (or) Re-Allotment (or) Re-assignment of mobile phone numbers, Telecom Numbering Resources

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