Inundated with applications for new connections, Reliance Digital stores in Kolkata are issuing new SIM cards only by prior appointment. A Reliance Digital store employee in Chennai said, on the condition of anonymity, that the store has run out of stock due to heavy demand. “Some dealers have purchased the SIM cards in bulk and are selling it,” he said. M. Mohan, a Chennai resident, who did not get a Jio SIM even after waiting in a long queue for hours on Tuesday, said, “Reliance stores have run out of stock. “It is good to issue SIM cards on the basis of Aadhar since it would help in identification and ownership.

Source: Mint September 07, 2016 07:06 UTC