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Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (), popularly known as Nepal Telecom () or NTC, is a state-owned
telecommunications Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...
service provider in
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. All telecom companies in Nepal to be Public – NTA Cross Holding Study Reports
Retrieved 22 January 2014.
The company was a
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until 2003, when the first private sector operator, United Telecom Limited (UTL), started providing basic telephone services. The central office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali Plaza,
Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
. It has branches, exchanges, and other offices in 184 locations within the country. Nepal Telecom is the sole provider of fixed-line,
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the digitalised circuits of the public switched telephone network. ...
, and leased-line services in
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. 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 The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a family of standards to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks, as used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and Mobile broadband modem, mobile broadba ...
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 The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators. It provides infrastructure and services for public telephony. The PSTN consists ...
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. Nepal Telecom launched Nepal's first 4G LTE service on 1 January 2017, using a technology-neutral 1800 MHz frequency band available in all seven provinces. In July 2019, the company successfully tested VoLTE service, which became available to users starting 17 May 2021. 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. The company also provided
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a family of wireless broadband communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) options. The WiMA ...
to roughly 88,000 subscribers.


History

Telecommunications services in Nepal were first established in 1913, and a year later, a direct connection was established between
Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
and Raxaul. In 1935, twenty-five automatic telephone lines were installed in Kathmandu, which were followed a year later by the installation of a telecommunications line between Kathmandu and Dhankuta. Palpa was linked with Kathmandu in 1951 and with Bhairahawa in 1953. A telephone exchange known as "Central Battery" was installed in Kathmandu in 1950, providing telecommunication service to the public. Wireless service first started in Nepal in 1950 with service to Kathmandu, Bhairahawa, Illam, Dhankuta, and
Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Koshi Province. With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...
. In 1952, service expanded to Doti, Dang, Jumla, Dailekh, Sallyan, Okhaldhunga, and Rajbiraj, and later to Jaleshwar, Ramechhap, Bandipur, Terathum, Taplejung, Dandeldhura, and Baitadi. Also in that year, stations were set up in Baglung, Palpa, Dhangadi, Pokhara, Bhojpur, and Birgunj. Initially, the Department of Communications oversaw both postal and telecommunication services, but an independent Department of Telecommunication was established in 1959. Nepal Telecom was legally founded as a wholly-owned government corporation called Nepal Telecommunications Corporation with the goal of offering telecommunications services after the adoption of the Communications Corporation Act (1972). Nepal Telecommunication Corporation was renamed Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL) in 2004. The Nepal Saar Doorsanchar Company Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act (1997). Its registered trademark "Nepal Sr. Telecom-NT" or "Nepal Saar Telecommunication Corporation-NTC" is well known among the general population. In 2003, Nepal Telecom began offering
GSM The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a family of standards to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks, as used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and Mobile broadband modem, mobile broadba ...
(Global System for Mobile Communication) services to the entire population. In addition to GSM, Nepal Telecom offers
CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
(Code Division Multiple Access), EVDO, ADL, ADSL, FTTH, and other services. Nepal Telecom provides modern services ranging from early
GPRS General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), also called 2.5G, is a mobile data standard on the 2G cellular communication network's Global System for Mobile Communications, global system for mobile communications (GSM). Networks and mobile devices wit ...
,
HSDPA High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is an amalgamation of two mobile protocols—High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)—that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunic ...
, 3G, and 4G/LTE. Nepal Telecom began a 5G trial in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birgunj, which is still limited to internal testing. As a public business, Nepal Telecom is solely responsible for providing services to all parts of Nepal. It offers services in rural parts where other operators have failed to uphold their responsibility to their community.


Network information


Share structure


Services

* Leased line * Basic
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ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the digitalised circuits of the public switched telephone network. ...
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GSM The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a family of standards to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks, as used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and Mobile broadband modem, mobile broadba ...
Cellular Telephony *
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Leased Line * Payphone *
CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
Network as SkyPhone (scheduled for discontinuation) * Wireless Loop Link *
CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
EV-DO * 3G,
HSDPA High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is an amalgamation of two mobile protocols—High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)—that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunic ...
* 4G LTE * Intelligent Network *
Voice Mail A voicemail system (also known as voice message or voice bank) is a computer-based system that allows callers to leave a Voice recording, recorded message when the recipient has been unable (or unwilling) to answer the Telephone, phone. Calls may ...
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GPRS General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), also called 2.5G, is a mobile data standard on the 2G cellular communication network's Global System for Mobile Communications, global system for mobile communications (GSM). Networks and mobile devices wit ...
Service * MMS * Digital Data Network *
ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over Copper wire, copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem ...
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Microsoft mobile services Microsoft mobile services are a set of proprietary mobile services created specifically for mobile devices; they are typically offered through mobile applications and mobile browser for Windows Phone platforms, Binary Runtime Environment for Wire ...
Negrolink 2.4  GHz Wifi Throttling Technology *
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a family of wireless broadband communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) options. The WiMA ...
* MPOS * WiFi Hotspot * Fiber to the Home (FTTH) *
IPTV Internet Protocol television (IPTV), also called TV over broadband, is the service delivery of television over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Usually sold and run by a Telephone company, telecom provider, it consists of broadcast live telev ...
* Namaste Pay (Wallet) * eSIM * Wireless Broad-Band (Namaste Wi-Fi)


Gallery

File:Nepal Telecom, Kanchanpur - panoramio.jpg, Nepal Telecom Tower at Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur. File:CDMA Phone Set.jpg, CDMA phone set used by Nepal Telecom. (CDMA service was discontinued 2021) File:NTC tower in Chaurjahri rukum, and district headquarter in back ground..jpg, Nepal Telecom Tower at Chaurjhari, Rukum File:MDF frame.jpg, MDF frame of Nepal Telecom at Jawalakhel Complex, Lalitpur. File:Nortel Mobile Set.jpg, Nortel Mobile Set, used by Nepal Telecom while starting the GSM system in Nepal.


See also

* Nepal Electricity Authority * Ncell


References


External links

* {{authority control Communications in Asia Government-owned companies of Nepal Government-owned telecommunications companies Telecommunications companies of Nepal Telecommunications in Nepal