The telecom regulatory body of Nepal, Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), has recommended that the country’s cabinet should allow a fifth telecom service provider to provide basic tele phone services on a commercial basis in the underdeveloped midand

The telecom regulatory body of Nepal, Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), has recommended that the country’s cabinet should allow a fifth telecom service provider to provide basic telephone services on a commercial basis in the underdeveloped midand far-west regions of Nepal. Currently, besides the state-owned Nepal Telecom that runs both basic and mobile phone services, there are three foreign operators in the market. The government is also likely to invite bids for a $2.5 million World Bank-funded project for taking telecom operations to the remote mountainous areas of Nepal.