Telecom operator Uninor has closed its Mumbai operations from midnight on Saturday night resulting in an estimated 1.8 million phones falling silent in the metropolis. The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered all the operators who did not win spectrum in the previous auctions should close down services immediately. The court had cancelled 22 licenses of Uninor in February 2012. Uninor has declared that it would extend all possible assistance to its employees in Mumbai for finding new employment opportunities.

Meanwhile, Uninor has said in a press statement that Telenor , the majority stakeholder of Uninor has won rights to airwaves in six circles and the operations will continue in these areas as fresh spectrum for 20 years has been secured. Thus, all Uninor customers from Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and other circles will continue to be able to use their Uninor phones in Mumbai.