Red dot on phone icon

I have iphone 5 and iOS7. After I get voice mail a red dot appears with number in it. I called my voicemail and deleted the message. Before the red dot dissappears. But it stays since iOS7. A while ago, I have to power off and on, then the red dot will be gone. But now I have iOS7.1 and no matter what I do, the red dot stays there forever! It's really annoy and could someone tells me how to get rid of it.

Hi 2 solutions I have read on this forum, one helped me.
First see if your cellular data is turned on. If not turn it on and see if the dot goes away. My did because without cellular you do not receive visual voicemail, so I assume the dot is alerting you to an issue.
The second suggested going to your carrier because there could be a conflict that only the carrier can resolve.
For more solutions search for 'unavailable visual voicemail red dot' and there may be more ideas.

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