INTRODUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY OF NEPAL
A telecommunication system consists of three basic elements: a transmitter that takes information and converts it to a signal; a transmission medium that carries the signal; and, a receiver that receives the signal and converts it back into usable information. The world history of development of telecommunication is very long. But the history of telecommunication in Nepal is rather very young as compared to the history and culture of Nepalese people. Telecommunication was introduced with the installation of open wire trunk telephone line between Kathmandu and Birgunj (a boarder town in southern Nepal) for the first time in Nepal around 1914 beginning of the First World War.
Until 2003, Nepal Telecom (NT) formerly known as Nepal Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) was the only state owned telecommunication company of Nepal. Using liberalization policy and involving the private sector in a competitive environment for the development and expansion of telecommunication sector in Nepal, then His Majesty's Government of Nepal's decision dated December 25, 1995 had initiated the involvement of the private sector in the development of the telecommunication services. Then, United Telecom Limited started providing services in 2003. NTC was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004. Nepal Telecommunications Authority as an autonomous regulatory body has been established on March 4, 1998 as stipulated within the framework of the Telecommunication Act 1997 A.D. and Telecommunication Regulation 1997 A.D. Spice Nepal Private Ltd., popularly known under its brand name "Mero Mobile", is the first private GSM mobile operator in Nepal. The company was established in 2004.
BUSINESS MODEL OF TELECOMMUN ...