A tender has been announced to sell foreign SIM cards at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. The Civil Aviation Office under the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) at the airport issued a notice today calling for interested parties to submit their interest in running a store to sell foreign SIM cards.
According to the notice, interested individual or organizations can submit their sealed bids (applications) to run a store to sell foreign SIM cards at the nation’s most popular and busy international airport. It means Nepali authorities plan on officially issuing foreign SIM cards for travelers at the airport which translates to higher convenience and time-saving for the buyers.
Likewise, the price of the SIM cards will rely on carriers and the exchange rate at the time of purchase. This will also factor in data plans if applicable.
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Tender to sell foreign SIM cards at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu
The SIM card store will open at store number 7 across an area of 12.42 square meters. It’s one of the newly constructed four stores that lies towards the departure (check-in area “B”) of the international terminal building of the airport.
“As the contract for the operation of the official foreign SIM card sales shop has to be settled, the interested individuals/organizations/firms/companies who have received the license to operate the service from the relevant authorities should submit bids under the prevailing law,” the notice states.
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Eligible and eager parties can submit their bids to CAAN in sealed bids. More information about the tender is available at www.caanepal.gov.np and www.tiairport.com.np.
Travelers do have to spend quite a bit of time searching for a store to get a new foreign SIM. This includes Nepalese too. However, TIA’s foreign SIM card store shall greatly ease customers’ experience regarding it. Additionally, the authority should also work on issuing eSIM service which brings more advantages over physical SIM cards.
