The document summarizes the history and development of telecommunications in Nepal from 1948 to the present. It establishes the Nepal Telecom Authority in 1948 and traces the evolution of telecommunications through government departments and corporations until market liberalization beginning in 2003. Charts and data show that as of 2014, over 77% of Nepal's population had access to telecommunications, primarily through mobile phones, and internet penetration through mobile networks was increasing rapidly.

1. Source : Nepal Telecom
Authority
As of March, 2014

2. 1948
Establish
ment of
MOHAN
AKASHBA
NI
1959
Establis
hment of
Telecom
municati
on
Departm
ent
1969
Telecom
municati
on
Departm
ent
converte
d into
Telecom
municati
ons
Develop
ment
Board
1975
Establis
hment of
Nepal
Telecom
municati
ons
Corporat
ion
2003
Establis
hment of
United
Telecom
Limited
breaking
the
monopol
y of
Nepal
Telecom
municati
ons
Corporat
ion
2004
• Nepal
Telecommunic
ation
Corporation
transformed to
public limited
Company
• Spice Nepal
Pvt. Ltd.
started the
operation of
Mero Mobile,
first private
GSM Operator
in Nepal

3. TELECOM PENETRATION
TOTAL POPULATION OF NEPAL: 26,494,504
TOTAL NO. OF TELEPHONE USERS: 23,107,271
TOTAL TELECOM PENETRATION:

4. 77.12%
3.12%
6.16%
Mobile
Fixed Landline
Others
87.2% Tel
Users 77.92% of Tel
Users are Mobile
PENETRATION RATIO

5. 48%
44%
2%
5%
1%
NCELL
NTC
UTL
SMART TEL
OTHERS
MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS

6. 0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
SMART TEL
NCELL
UTL
NTC
NCell tops
the chart
SUBSCRIBERS IN LAST 11 MONTH

7. GPRS 7,788,001
CDMA 192,632
ADSL 121,910
Wireless
63,042
Cable
modem
24,841
WiMax
7,859
HOW DO PEOPLE CONNECT TO INTERNET?
Internet users in Nepal

8. 0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
4000000
4500000
NTC
NCELL
UTL
ISPs
WHO PROVIDES INTERNET?

9. 52%
46%
1% 1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
NTC NCELL UTL ISPs
DATA CONNECTIVITY MARKET SHARE

10. 3.19% 3.12%
73.23%
77.92%
27.18%
30.99%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
Last Year This Year
Fixed Line
Mobile Line
Internet
INCREASE IN PENETRATION RATE

11. • Use of telecommunication and internet is
increasing rapidly.
• The trend of voice telephone through fixed
landline has decreased to 3.12%.
• People are getting more ways for internet
access.
CONCLUSION

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