Kathmandu, Feb 5 : The Nepal Telecommunications
Company Limited (Nepal Telecom) – the state-owned telecommunications service
providers in Nepal – has turned 19 today.
On the occasion of its anniversary,
the NTC is hosting a special function at its central office complex in
Bhadrakali Plaza this morning.
Telecom Spokesperson Shovan
Adhikari shared that the Company has been delivering mobile telephone, GSM,
GPRS, 3G and 4G services to its customers. Also, it has been providing
dedicated line and mobile telephone service, broadband and dedicated line
internet service and internet SMS services.
Meanwhile, Minister for
Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma in her message delivered
on the occasion has urged the NTC to expand the reach of telecommunications
service to the rural and remote areas.
In the message, she noted that the
NTC has been in the campaign to support government's policy for skill and
knowledge intensive educational development through the access and use of
internet-based innovative information technology and thereby alleviating
poverty.
Minister Sharma expressed her
confidence that the NTC would further devote its efforts to create
opportunities for the service recipients to get reliable and quality service in
a more competitive environment by cashing in on the innovative technology and
achievements of IT sector.
Likewise, Secretary at
Communications Ministry Baikuntha Aryal extended best wishes to the NTC for its
capability to deliver further quality, reliable and accessible service to the
customers.
Managing Director of the NTC Sunil
Poudel expressed his commitment to put all-out efforts to make the Company a
first choice of customers by best utilizing the existing high-tech
infrastructures, network and resources, including human capital.
The NTC, as informed, has a total
revenue of over Rs 44.37 billion and a net profit of Rs 8. 47 billion in the
fiscal year 2078/79 BS. It has over 21.32 million customers towards voice
service as of mid-December 2022. It includes 20,168,000 clients towards GSM
mobile service, 437,000 towards ADSL service and 455,000 towards PSTN
service.
Likewise, number of its clients for
FTTH service has reached 247,114 while it has 211,579 clients for FTTH data.
The 4G users have reached 11,550,000. The Telecom has initiated 5G test in
2023.
According to the MIS Report of the
Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) for mid-September to mid-October,
2022, the NTC has a total of 52.24 percent market coverage towards voice
service.
The NTC sources shared that its 4G
FTE service has reached in 739 local level units across all 77 districts.