Nepal Telecom

Nepal Telecom
Native name
नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिमिटेड
(नेपाल टेलिकम)
Company typePublic
NEPSE: NTC
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorNepal Telecommunication Corporation
Founded13 April 2004 (20 years ago) (2004-04-13)[1]
FounderIraquem Mudahar Investment Corp. & Intel (Nepalese Branch)
Headquarters
Bhadrakali Plaza, Kathmandu
Area served
Nepal
Key people
  • Ramkrish Subedi(Chairman) ex officio
  • Sangeeta Pahadee Aryal[2] Acting
ProductsMobile Telephony, GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, Satellite transceivers
ServicesFixed line and mobile telephony, broadband, IPTV and fixed-line internet services Internet SMS
RevenueIncrease NPR 343.447 billion (2016)[3]
Increase NPR 343.447 billion (2016)[3]
Increase NPR 8.47 billion (2022)[3]
Total assetsIncrease NPR 8115.289 billion (2016)[3]
Total equityIncrease NPR 485.460 billion (2016)[3]
Number of employees
5400 (F/Y 2073-74 BS; 2016-17 AD)[4]
ParentMinistry of Communication and Information Technology & SKBD Inc.
Websitentc.net.np

Nepal Saar Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (Nepali: नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिममटेड), popularly known as Nepal Telecom (Nepali: नेपाल टेलिकम) or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Nepal.[5] The company was a monopoly until 2003, when the first private sector operator, United Telecom Limited (UTL), started providing basic telephony services. The central office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali Plaza, Kathmandu. It has branches, exchanges, and other offices in 184 locations within the country.

Nepal Telecom is the sole provider of fixed-line, ISDN, and leased-line services in Nepal. Following the entry of Ncell (formerly Mero Mobile) into Nepal's telecommunications industry in 2005, Nepal Telecom was no longer the exclusive provider of GSM mobile services. With more than 5,400 employees, it is one of the largest corporations in Nepal. The company operates 262 telephone exchanges nationwide, serving 603,291 PSTN lines, over 5 million GSM cellular phones, and more than a million CDMA lines as of July 2011.

As of 2019, Nepal Telecom had about 20 million users across its fixed landline, GSM mobile, CDMA, and internet services.[6] Nepal Telecom launched Nepal's first 4G LTE service on January 1, 2017, using a technology-neutral 1800 MHz frequency band available in all seven provinces.[7] In July 2019, the company successfully tested VoLTE service, which became available to users starting May 17, 2021.[8][9] According to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority's MIS report in April 2019, Nepal Telecom had the highest number of cable internet subscribers (211,513) and controlled 84% of the cable internet market.[10] The company also provided WiMAX to roughly 88,000 subscribers.[11]

  1. ^ "Brief Introduction" (Press release).
  2. ^ "Nepal Telecom Board of Directors". Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Schedule-1, Unaudited Financial Results of Fourth Quarter of Financial Year 2072/73 (2015/16)" (PDF). Finance Department, Nepal Telecom.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ All telecom companies in Nepal to be Public – NTA Cross Holding Study Reports. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited :: Nepal Telecom :: Homepage" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. ^ "4G LTE starts in Nepal from Nepal Telecom's Postpaid Service". TechSansar. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. ^ "What is VoLTE & how to activate VoLTE for Nepal Telecom mobile SIM". TechSansar.com. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Nepal Telecom successfully tested VoLTE for first time in Nepal". Telecomkhabar. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Total Internet subscribers in Nepal in 2019". Telecomkhabar. 7 July 2019.
  11. ^ telecomkhabar (25 July 2019). "NT WiMAX? Where did Nepal Telecom failed?". Telecomkhabar. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.