Nepal Telecom
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Nepal Telecom or Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NT/NTC) is the leading and the largest government owned telecommunication company of Nepal
. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL). A former government monopoly, it was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004. NT has sold around 10% of its share to local market and company's employees in 2008. Nepal Telecom was the only provider of basic telephony services in Nepal until United Telecom Limited started providing services in 2003.
The Central Office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali, Kathmandu. It has branches, exchanges and other offices in 184 locations within the country.
It is the sole provider of PSTN, ISDN and Leased-Line services in Nepal
. Following the entry of [Ncell] into Nepal's telecommunications industry in 2005, it is no longer the only provider of GSM service. With around 6,500 employees, it is one of the largest corporations of Nepal. It has a total of 243 telephone exchanges in various part of the country serving 559,380 PSTN lines, more than 4.5 million GSM cellular phones and 1 million CDMA phone line as of July 2011. According to recent data, there are about 6 million users of NTC including all those of GSM, CDMA and PSTN.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL). A former government monopoly, it was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004. NT has sold around 10% of its share to local market and company's employees in 2008. Nepal Telecom was the only provider of basic telephony services in Nepal until United Telecom Limited started providing services in 2003.
The Central Office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali, Kathmandu. It has branches, exchanges and other offices in 184 locations within the country.
It is the sole provider of PSTN, ISDN and Leased-Line services in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Following the entry of [Ncell] into Nepal's telecommunications industry in 2005, it is no longer the only provider of GSM service. With around 6,500 employees, it is one of the largest corporations of Nepal. It has a total of 243 telephone exchanges in various part of the country serving 559,380 PSTN lines, more than 4.5 million GSM cellular phones and 1 million CDMA phone line as of July 2011. According to recent data, there are about 6 million users of NTC including all those of GSM, CDMA and PSTN.
Services
- Basic TelephonyTelephonyIn telecommunications, telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....
- ISDN
- GSM Cellular Telephony
- EmailEmailElectronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
Leased Line - WebSMS
- PayphonePayphoneA payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, often located in a phone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money , a credit or debit card, or a telephone card....
- CDMA Network as SkyPhoneSkyphoneSkyphone is a Danish electronica trio consisting of Mads Bødker, Keld Dam Schmidt, and Thomas Holst. Their first album Fabula was released in 2004 on the acclaimed Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. A 55 minute concert from the Swedish Norberg Festival was broadcast by the Swedish National Radio in 2005...
- Wireless Loop Link
- CDMA EV-DO
- 3G3G3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
- HSDPA
- Intelligent NetworkIntelligent networkThe Intelligent Network , is the standard network architecture specified in the . It is intended for fixed as well as mobile telecom networks...
- Voice Mail
- GPRS Service
- Multimedia Messaging, MMSMultimedia Messaging ServiceMultimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
- DDNDDNDDN may stand for:*Dayton Daily News, a daily newspaper in Dayton, Ohio*Digital Divide Network, a spinoff of Helping.org*Defense Data Network, a separate instantiation of the ARPANET used by the U.S...
- ADSL
History
- 1913 Establishment of first telephone lines in Kathmandu
- 1914 Establishment of Open wire Trunk Link from Kathmandu to Raxaul (India)
- 1935 Installation of 25 lines automatic exchange in Royal Palace
- 1936 Installation of Open Wire Trunk line from Kathmandu to Dhankuta
- 1950 Establishment of Telegram Service
- 1950 Introduction to High frequency Radio System (AM)
- 1950 Establishment of CB telephone exchange (100 lines) in Kathmandu
- 1951 Installation of Open Wire Trunk line from Kathmandu to Palpa
- 1955 Distribution of telephone line to general public
- 1962 First Public Telephone Exchange in Kathmandu (300 lines CB)
- 1964 Beginning of International Telecommunications Service using HF Radio to India and Pakistan
- 1965 First Automatic exchange in Nepal (1000 lines in Kathmandu)
- 1971 Introduction of Telex Services
- 1974 Microwave transmission links establishment for internal trunk
- 1982 Establishment of Standard "B" Type Earth Station for international circuits
- 1982 Establishment of SPC telex exchange
- 1983 Establishment of digital Telephone Exchange
- 1984 Commencement of STD service
- 1984 Reliable Rural Telecom Service (JICA)
- 1987 Commencement of STD service
- 1995 Installation of Optical Fiber Network
- 1996 Conversion of all Transmission link to Digital transmission link
- 1996 Automation of the entire Telephone Network
- 1996 Independent Int. Gateway Exchange established
- 1996 Introduction of VSAT services
- 1997 Digital Link with D.O.T. India through Optical Fiber in Birgunj - Raxual
- 1998 Direct Link with Bangladesh
- 1999 Launching of GSM Mobile service
- 2000 Implementation of SDH Microwave Radio
- 2000 Launching of Internet Service
- 2001 Launching of Payphone Service
- 2002 East West Highway Optical Fiber Project
- 2003 GSM Prepaid Service
- 2004 NEPAL TELECOM (Transformation from Corporation to Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited)
- 2004 Pre-paid Calling Card Service (IN Services)
- 2005 Soft launch of CDMA
- 2005 Access Network Services
- 2005 Outsourcing of Enquiry Service (197)
- 2006 PSTN Credit Limit Service - PCL (IN)
- 2006 Home Country Direct Service - NepalDirect (IN)
- 2006 MCC (198) Complaint Registration via IVR in Kathmandu Valley
- 2006 CDMA Limited Services in Kathmandu Valley
- 2007 Expansion of Internet Bandwidth through India-Nepal cross border optical link
- 2007 National Roaming for CDMA Mobile (Sky Phone)
- 2008 Introduction of ADSL Internet Service
Network information
- Operator Name: Nepal Telecom
- NetworkTelecommunications networkA telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
Name (Post-paid GSM Mobile): NTC Mobile (429-01) - NetworkTelecommunications networkA telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
Name (Pre-paid GSM Mobile): NamasteNamasteNamaste is a common spoken valediction or salutation originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is a customary greeting when individuals meet, and a valediction upon their parting. A non-contact form of salutation is traditionally preferred in India and Namaste is the most common form of such a...
(429-01) - NetworkTelecommunications networkA telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
Name (CDMA Mobile): Sky Phone (429-03) - Technology: GSM 900
- Network Status: Live since May 1999