Threat to shut down WeChat Pay KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank, has warned that it may have to direct domestic telecom companies to block the service of WeChat Pay in Nepal, as neither the Chinese payment giant nor firms authorised by it have formally applied to... 01 Jun, 2019
Call drop: Highest in Smart, least in Ncell Kathmandu, May 16 A recent study report of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has found that call drop, a major problem among different telecommunication networks, is highest in the network of Smart Telecom and lowest in that of Ncell. The... 17 May, 2019
Regulator fails to bring �merger policy� for telcos Kathmandu, December 31 Though the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) — telecom sector regulator — had earlier prepared to introduce a policy allowing domestic telecom companies to merge, the authority has revoked this plan. Primarily,... 01 Jan, 2019
�Voice, data services of telcos not up to standard' Kathmandu, November 14 Voice and data services provided by domestic telecom companies are not up to the standard of the telecom sector regulator, as network problems have hit call success rate and data download speed. The call setup success rate... 15 Nov, 2018
4G service licensing issue under CIAA scanner Kathmandu, February 21 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is set to begin a probe on the issuance of 4G (fourth generation) service licences to different domestic telecom companies in recent times. The... 22 Feb, 2018
NTA to soon detect int�l telecom traffic on its own Kathmandu, October 10 The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is preparing to develop a mechanism that monitors international calls (to and from Nepal) of domestic telecom companies in a bid to ensure that the government receives the right... 11 Oct, 2017
Telcos against compensating users for all interruptions Kathmandu, July 18 Though the Telecom Service Quality Bylaw that came into effect on Sunday requires domestic telecom companies to compensate customers for faulty service, telecom firms have said that they are not in a position to reimburse... 19 Jul, 2017
Govt to allow telecom firms to merge Kathmandu, April 28 In a bid to increase competition in the telecommunication sector of the country, the government is set to introduce a policy allowing domestic telecom companies to merge. The telecommunication sector regulator — Nepal... 29 Apr, 2017
New pulse duration for calls comes into effect Kathmandu, April 14 The direction given by the government to domestic telecom companies to reduce their mobile pulse duration of calls has come into effect from today. While Nepal Telecom (NT) has started implementing new mobile pulse... 15 Apr, 2017
Telecom equipment import surges by 48pc Kathmandu, April 4 Along with domestic telecom companies aggressively working on service expansion and service upgrade, the import of telecommunication equipment has been surging of late. According to the statistics of the first seven months... 05 Apr, 2017
Phone calls to cost less from April 14 Kathmandu, March 31 Mobile phone subscribers will soon be charged for the exact call duration, as domestic telecom companies will have to reduce their mobile pulse duration of calls to one second. Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the... 01 Apr, 2017
