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The
Nepalese Telecommunications network is fully
digitalized. Nepal Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
is, so far, the only service provider in the
country. Nepal Telecommunication Corporation has
optical fiber link to India and satellite link to
other countries of the world. The telecommunications
sector has been liberalized and private sector
participation in the development and operation of
telecommunications sector is opened. The government
has established Nepal Telecommunications Authority,
an independent regulatory body, to facilitate
private sector participation as well as fair
competition in this sector. The government further
intends to develop this sector to cater for the
demand of the Trade, Industry, Commerce and Tourism
sector in the coming millennium |