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Govt denies media reports of 50 crore mobile numbers facing disconnection

The government has denied media reports that 50 crore mobile numbers are at the risk of disconnection. <br />''<br />''<br />''In a joint statement in New Delhi on Thursday, the Department of Telecommunications and Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, have termed the report as baseless. <br />''<br />''<br />''the statement said, an unnecessary panic has been created among mobile users. <br />''<br />''<br />''It also clarified that the Supreme Court in its judgement has not said that mobile numbers acquired through Aadhaar cards have to be disconnected. <br />''<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Cellular Operators Association of India has said that mobile phone customers who want to get their Aadhaar details d from records of their telecom operators can do so by providing another valid document for verification. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews said that the Telecom players had a meeting with the Department of Telecom in this regard. </span>

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