New Rules Keep Tourists From Buying Russian SIM Cards, Operators Complain

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New Rules Keep Tourists From Buying Russian SIM Cards, Operators Complain

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New Rules Keep Tourists From Buying Russian SIM Cards, Operators Complain - The Moscow Times

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Russia’s mobile operators say almost no foreign tourists bother to buy local SIM cards under new identification rules that have made the process too onerous, the RBC news website reported Wednesday.

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