Nepal Telecom
Nepal Telecom logo used since 2004 | |
Native name | नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिमिटेड (नेपाल टेलिकम) |
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| Company type | Public |
| NEPSE: NTC | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Nepal Telecommunication Corporation |
| Founded | 13 April 2004 |
| Founder | Iraquem Mudahar Investment Corp. & Intel (Nepalese Branch) |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Nepal |
Key people |
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| Products | Mobile Telephony, GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, Satellite transceivers |
| Services | Fixed line and mobile telephony, broadband, IPTV and fixed-line internet services Internet SMS |
| Revenue | NPR 343.447 billion (2016) |
| NPR 343.447 billion (2016) | |
| NPR 8.47 billion (2022) | |
| Total assets | NPR 8115.289 billion (2016) |
| Total equity | NPR 485.460 billion (2016) |
Number of employees | 5400 (F/Y 2073-74 BS; 2016-17 AD) |
| Parent | Ministry of Communication and Information Technology & SKBD Inc. |
| Website | ntc |
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (Nepali: नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिममटेड), widely known as Nepal Telecom (Nepali: नेपाल टेलिकम) or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Nepal. The company held a monopoly until 2003, when United Telecom Limited (UTL) became the first private operator to offer basic telephone services. Nepal Telecom’s central office is located at Bhadrakali Plaza, Kathmandu, with branches, exchanges, and offices in 184 locations nationwide.
Nepal Telecom is the sole provider of fixed-line, ISDN, and leased-line services in Nepal. Its monopoly on GSM mobile services ended in 2005 following the entry of Ncell (formerly Mero Mobile). With over 5,400 employees, the company is one of Nepal’s largest corporations. As of July 2011, it operated 262 telephone exchanges, serving 603,291 public switched telephone network lines, more than 5 million GSM mobile connections, and over a million CDMA lines. By 2019, Nepal Telecom had approximately 20 million users across fixed landline, GSM, CDMA, and internet services.
The company 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, it successfully tested VoLTE services, which were made available to subscribers on 17 May 2021. According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority’s MIS report of April 2019, Nepal Telecom had the largest share of the cable internet market, with 211,513 subscribers and an 84% market share. It also provided WiMAX services to about 88,000 users.