This document summarizes telecommunications development and market penetration in Nepal. It outlines key milestones in Nepal's telecom history from 1948 to present. Some of the major developments include the establishment of Nepal Telecom in 1975, the introduction of competition through United Telecom in 2003, and Spice Nepal launching as the first private GSM operator in 2004. The document also provides current statistics on telecom and internet penetration rates in Nepal, with mobile phones accounting for 75.93% of telephone users and Ncell having the largest market share. Internet access is primarily through GPRS and the major providers are NTC and Ncell. Overall telecom and internet usage is growing rapidly in Nepal.

1. Source : Nepal Telecom Authority
As of January, 2014

2. 1948
Establishment
of MOHAN
AKASHBANI
1959
Establishme
nt of
Telecommun
ication
Department
1969
Telecommun
ication
Department
converted
into
Telecommun
ications
Developmen
t Board
1975
Establishme
nt of Nepal
Telecommun
ications
Corporation
2003
Establishme
nt of United
Telecom
Limited
breaking the
monopoly of
Nepal
Telecommun
ications
Corporation
2004
• Nepal
Telecommunication
Corporation
transformed to
public limited
Company
• Spice Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
started the
operation of Mero
Mobile, first private
GSM Operator in
Nepal

3. TELECOM PENETRATION
TOTAL POPULATION OF NEPAL: 26,494,504
TOTAL NO. OF TELEPHONE USERS: 22,749,513
TOTAL TELECOM PENETRATION:

4. 75.93%
3.21%
6.72%
Mobile
Fixed Landline
Others
85.81% Tel
Users 75.93% of Tel
Users are Mobile
PENETRATION RATIO

5. 48%
44%
3%
4%
1%
NCELL
NTC
UTL
SMART TEL
OTHERS
MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS

6. 0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
SMART TEL
NCELL
UTL
NTC
NCell tops
the chart
SUBSCRIBERS IN LAST 10 MONTH

7. GPRS 7,428,419
CDMA 235,838
ADSL 191,111
Wireless
63,038
Cable
modem
24,454
WiMax
6,790
HOW DO PEOPLE CONNECT TO INTERNET?
Internet users in Nepal

8. 0
2000000
4000000
NTC
NCELL
UTL
ISPs
WHO PROVIDES INTERNET?

9. 50% 48%
1% 1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
NTC NCELL UTL ISPs
DATA CONNECTIVITY MARKET SHARE

10. 3.19% 3.21%
73.23%
75.93%
27.18%
29.78%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Last Year This Year
Fixed Line
Mobile Line
Internet
INCREASE IN PENETRATION RATE

11. • Use of telecommunication and internet is
increasing rapidly.
• The competition between major giants of
telecommunication is getting more fierce.
• People are getting more ways for internet
access.
CONCLUSION

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