As the festive season is very near, the market has already caught a festive fever. People are gearing up to celebrate it to the fullest. And the latest addition to celebrating about is festive scheme launched by Nepal Telecom and Ncell. Both the telecom companies have announced their festive schemes today. In view of the approaching festive season, Nepal Telecom …
Read More »NTA, NT sign agreement to lay optical fiber along Midhills highway
An agreement has been signed between Nepal Telecommunication Authority and Nepal Telecom to lay optical fiber along Midhills highway from ChiyoBhanjyang of Panchthar district to Arughat of Gorkha district. NTA will provide the necessary funds for the project utilizing Rural Telecommunication Development Fund. Chairman of NTA, Digambher Jha and Managing Director of NT Kamini Rajbandari signed the agreement. As per …
Read More »Kamini Rajbhandari appointed as NT MD, the first female
The government has appointed Kamini Rajbhandari as Nepal Telecom‘s MD for the next three years. Her tenure can be extended for additional two years on the basis of her work performance. This is the first time state owned telecom operator NT got a female chief. The selection committee coordinated by Secretary of Ministry of Information and Communication had recommended three …
Read More »Voice Mail to enhance 24 hour communication
One cannot be always fortunate enough to talk to the intended person or the person called might also don’t get time to receive every call. Besides the person being unreachable, your telephone network could be busy and the phone could be switched off as well. At times, you don’t want to talk directly to somebody and deliberately avoid receiving calls …
Read More »Uncertainty looms over purchase of internet bandwidth from China
The commercial use of internet bandwidth to be purchased from China has been uncertain. Nepal and China have been connected with optical fiber network for the first time through the Rasuwgadhi border point by the mid-May but due to lack of commercial agreement, it is uncertain when the internet bandwidth will be purchased. The commercial agreement was supposed to be …
Read More »NT plans for extensive service expansion
Nepal Telecom is planning to implement current fiscal year 2016/17 as the year of investment and service expansion. The company has endorsed the budget of worth Rs 67 billion for this purpose. In the current fiscal year, NT plans to distribute twenty-five hundred fifty thousand mobile lines. As to PSTN and CDMA service, the company has plans to distribute 30,314 …
Read More »NT’s festive offer, 1200 MB data at Rs 85
Nepal telecom has introduced data pack titled ‘Subharatri pack’ for its GSM prepaid mobile users in line with the Teej festival which is two days away. Issuing a press statement, NT has said that its GSM prepaid customers can use 500 MB of data within seven days at Rs 40 and 1200 MB of data within 15 days at Rs …
Read More »NT introduces Father’s Day data packs
Nepal Telecom has announced special data packages titled ‘Subha Bihanai Sandhya’ data packs to its GSM prepaid users on the occasion of upcoming father’s day. Issuing a press statement, it has stated two volumes of data packs are available, one of 100 MB priced at Rs 45 with a validity of three days and the other is 225 MB priced …
Read More »Nepal Telecom extends microwave link to 75 districts
Nepal Telecom has extended microwave radio link connection to all 75 districts across the country. On 4th Bhadra Nepal Telecom established microwave link connection in Simikot of Humla as the 75th district to be connected by microwave radio link. Earlier on 21st Ashadh it had extended the accessibility of microwave link in Dolpa and Mugu districts. Prior to this, NT …
Read More »NT’s strategic partnership process in limbo
It has been many years since Nepal Telecom made a decision to get a strategic partner but the process to get a strategic partner in Nepal Telecom is not getting any progress. NT has been pressing for the need of a strategic partner to ensure a secure position in a competitive telecommunication market. Back in 2014, Nepal Telecom was given a go-ahead …
Read More »IVR: 24 hours at your service
IVR, (interactive voice response), a telephony technology in which someone uses a touch-tone telephone to interact with a database to acquire information. IVR technology does not require human interaction over the telephone as the user’s interaction with the database is predetermined by what the IVR system will allow the user access to. The Telephone user activates IVR System by dialling …
Read More »NT recharge service resumes after two days of disruption
Problems in a balance-recharge system in Nepal Telecom’s Network are not new for Nepalese mobile phone users. State-owned and a major mobile phone service provider Nepal Telecom customers have been facing difficulties while topping up balance time and again because of network congestion or system up-gradation. Problems to recharge mobile balance for pre-paid mobile phone users in Nepal Telecom’s network occurred …
Read More »MCA to alert you of missed call
Every call is important. Besides realizing its importance sometimes we missed it. In view of subscribers’ need to be connected every second, telecos have missed call alert facility. Through this service, the called party, if busy, switched off or out of mobile coverage, gets calling party information through SMS notification as soon as they get back to the mobile network. …
Read More »NTC to send alerts to disaster prone areas
Nepal Telecom (NTC) state owned and largest telecom service provider of the country has signed an agreement with Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM) to provide early warnings of disasters via SMS throughout its mobile network. According to the agreement signed, NTC customers residing in Mahakali, Western Rapti, Kankai, Babai, Karnali, Narayani, Bagmati and Koshi rivers and the Himalayan region …
Read More »NT and Ncell apply for 4G service
State-owned Nepal Telecom and privately owned Ncell have applied for the launch of 4G service from the existing 1800 Mhz bandwidth. Ncell submitted the application seeking for permit for 4G service operation on Sunday while NT submitted on Monday. After the amendment of Radio Frequency Policy, Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has allowed to upgrade their services based on technology neutrality. …
Read More »Cheaper and Convenient Skyphone
Who wouldn’t want to stay in touch constantly with whoever they like and whenever they like and that too at a very low price? CDMA prepaid customers of Nepal telecom can avail themselves of this luxury with sky phone services. Why Sky Phone -Interactive Voiced based Recharging system -Remote recharging from your CDMA phone or PSTN phone -No monthly rental …
Read More »Nepal Telecom launches video call service for people with hearing and speaking disablities
People with disabilities and those injured in Peoples’ movement of 2062/63 will be provided with GSM prepaid SIM and CDMA RUIM card for free from Nepal Telecom. Nepal Telecom has initiated video call service to people with hearing and speaking disability at discounted rates. Nepal Telecom is the leading telecom service provider in the nation, as well as a publicly listed …
Read More »Ncell and NTC spending millions in CSR
Telecommunication is not only about catering to the communication needs of customers. Telecom companies are here for some kind of profit along with the service. They are also a part of the community they are serving. The agenda of benefiting oneself is not a sustainable policy. They should be involved in the initiatives that benefit society also. They should be …
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