"They didn't reply to any of my queries personally about what was happening and it wasn't until Wednesday that they even acknowledged there was a problem - even then they couldn't give any estimate of when it would be restored, " she told BBC News Online.

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When I do, they say 'Due to the large number of applicants we can't reply to everybody personally.

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Carriers said many of the disqualified subscribers simply didn't reply when asked to prove their eligibility.

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You must then reply, confirming that you weren't the victim of a prank and do indeed want the information being sent.

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Due to the expected number of submissions, we won't be able to reply to every applicant.

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The logical reply from right-to-lifers might be that we don't have a problem of too many babies, but too many government services that allow people like Suleman to give birth without regard to means.

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And please remember that we tend to get a lot of applications whenever we do one of these, so excuse us if we don't email back -- we can't reply to everyone!

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