Nepal
Telecom (NT) plans to launch the fourth generation (4G) mobile
telecommunications technology in metropolis and sub-metropolis from the
next fiscal year.
The state-run telecom company has already
sought approval from the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) to
start the 4G service.
Introduction of the 4G service is part of
NT’s new roadmap, which aims at improving service quality and expansion.
NT will also expand its 3G service across the country, as per its new
roadmap. “It has been more than a year since we requested the NTA to
allow us to launch the 4G service,” said NT Managing Director Buddhi
Prasad Acharya. “We will kick start the expansion as soon as we get the
approval.”
Nepal Telecom on Wednesday presented the roadmap for
improving the quality of its services, by making the organisation more
competitive and winning the customers’ trust and confidence. The roadmap
was unveiled at the presence of Minister for Information and
Communications Sherdhan Rai.
On the occasion, Minister Rai said
efforts were underway to make the NT services widely accessible and to
prove it as a reliable and quality telecom service provider. He urged
the company to come up with a new scheme for the benefits of its
customers. He also urged the employees of the ministry’s subordinate
bodies to remain accountable to duties and offices.
Secretary at
the Ministry of Information and Communication Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya,
who is also the company’s chair, said he will set a deadline for the
organisational reforms of the company, assuring “incredible results”
within the next two years.
All the company employees should be
clearly informed about their duties, they should work for eight hours a
day and no stone will be left unturned to make the organisation more
competent, he stressed.
