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Nearly one million dormant phone lines under government review

Briefs | 04/11/2023 3:40 pm EDT
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The government is in the process of checking into how many phone numbers in its possession are dormant and how to proceed with handling them. Public Services and Procurement (PSP) is the lead department in the undertaking.

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