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Viya Mobile Hotspot Devices Finally Arrive. You'll Have To Enter A Lottery For Your Chance At One

Viya has finally received what it said was a "large inventory" of mobile hotspot devices that are available at its customer experience centers in St. Thomas and St. Croix. The devices were supposed to arrive earlier, but Viya has blamed the delay on shipping bottlenecks. According to the company, because the devices are in high demand and the large inventory will not be enough to service all customers, it is launching a lottery system that's open to current Viya customers (both business and residential) until Wednesday. The move is an attempt to distribute the WiFi hotspot devices as fairly as possible, Viya said through a release issued Saturday. Once the names are submitted, Viya will on Monday, Dec. 11 start randomly selecting names and assign 150 appointments per day for as long as supplies last, the company said. "This system was developed to match customer demand with the estimated number of orders which can be processed in a day," it said. Interested customers can signup he...