Telenor to restrict number of SIM cards at mobile shops
Telenor will distribute only 200 SIM cards per mobile shop in the initial phase of sales.
The telecom operator began sales of its mobile SIM cards on September 27 in Mandalay and on October 3 in Nay Pyi Taw. Sales in Yangon will begin from October 20.
“We have signed a contract with Telenor. I think initially they’ll restrict the supply, but later they are likely to supply us as much as we want. Our shop wants 400 SIM cards but they said they can offer only 200. Big shops are said to get 400 cards. Also, we can’t sell the cards at a price higher than what the company has fixed,” said a source from a mobile shop near Pansodan.
Telenor has distributed 1 million SIM cards in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. It has built 84 towers in Mandalay and 94 in Nay Pyi Taw and will build 13 more towers in Mandalay in the next three weeks.
“They gave one SIM card for our shop to use for network testing. The results were good. The voice is clear. I think we won’t get many SIM cards on the opening day of sales. Later, if the sales at our shop are high, they may give us more,” a source from Today Mobile Shop said.
In Yangon, some 1 million cards are expected to be sold through some 6,000 shops. There are 305 towers in Yangon and more than 800 towers are reportedly needed for a good network. All the towers of Telenor can provide both 2G and 3G network.
