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Please refer to MIS Reports till 16th Issue
I Year Issue 2
Vol. 2 Jestha, 2065 (May, 2008)
Nepal Telecommunications
Authority
- Quarterly
Performance Indicator of Telecom Services/Sector
- (Kartik
2064 - Poush 2064)
- (18
October 2007 – 14 January 2008)
Jestha 2065 (May 2008)
- P.O. Box
No. 9754
- Bluestar
Office Complex
-
Tripureshwore, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Tel.:
+977-1-43101030-33; +977-1-43101030-33
- Fax:
+977-1-4101034
Table of
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Table
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Preface |
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1. |
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Functions and Duties of the Authority |
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2. |
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Telecom Statistics at a glance |
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3. |
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Comparison between adjacent quarters |
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4. |
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Basic
Core ICT Indicators |
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5. |
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Performance of Service Providers |
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5.1 |
Performance of Fixed service |
7 |
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5.2 |
Performance of Cellular Mobile service |
9 |
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5.3 |
Performance of Rural Telecom service |
10 |
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5.4 |
Performance of Internet service |
11 |
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5.5 |
Performance of GMPCS service |
13 |
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6. |
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Telecom Network of the Country |
13 |
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7. |
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Committee Members |
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Annexes |
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A. |
Details of performance of Internet Service Providers |
15 |
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B. |
Details of performance of Internet Service Providers |
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C. |
Details of performance of Internet Service Providers |
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D. |
Details of performance of GMPCS service Providers |
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E. |
Details of performance of Cellular Mobile service
Providers |
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F. |
Details of performance of Fixed service Providers |
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G. |
Details of performance of Rural Telecom service
Providers |
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H. |
Details of performance of VSAT NSP |
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Preface
This quarter has seen the tremendous growth in the
mobile subscribers to cross the 2.5 million mark although the number
of postpaid subscribers has decreased a bit. The number of
subscribers for GMPCS service too has gone past 1400 mark and it is
encouraging to know that this service is making its presence felt in
the mountainous country like Nepal where it has wide ranging scope.
The mobile penetration and fixed line penetration has reached 9.46
and 2.99 respectively, making a total penetration of 12.45 which is
still quite low and there is still an ample opportunity for the old
as well as new operators to serve the mass that is still deprived of
the Telecommunication service in this age of Information Technology.
The internet penetration is also growing slowly to reach 0.31, much
better than the previous quarter.
The number of operators submitting data within
stipulated time has increased this time, however due to delay in
submission of data by some major operators has again delayed in
bringing this issue to the public. All the operators are again
requested to submit data in time and help us in making this report
public as expected. Furthermore, more and more people are constantly
referring to this report for various purposes, so all the operators
are again requested to make sure the data they supply is correct and
use this report as a platform to show their strong presence in the
telecommunication market of Nepal.
This Quarterly Performance Indicator of Telecom
Sector/Services is published every three months and is available in
the website
http://www.nta.gov.np/Quarterly_Performance_of_Telecom_Operators.html.
It is to be noted that all the analysis presented in this report is
based on the data provided by the operators themselves and no survey
or cross check being carried out by NTA.
Please feel free to send any comments, suggestions,
modifications, improvements, additions etc. addressed to MIS
committee, NTA. Tel: +977-1-4101030-38 Fax: +977-1-4101034 Email:
mis@nta.gov.np;
ntra@nta.gov.np;
info@nta.gov.np P.O. Box No. 9754 Bluestar Office Complex,
Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
1.
Functions and Duties of the Authority:
As per the section 13 of
the Telecommunications Act 2053 B.S. (1997 A.D.) the
functions and duties of
the Authority are as follows:
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(a) To
provide suggestions to Government of Nepal on the policy, plan
and program to be adopted by Government of Nepal for the
development of the Telecommunications Service.
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(b) To make
the Telecommunications Service reliable and easily available to
the public.
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(c) To make
necessary arrangement to avail basic Telecommunications Service
and facilities in all rural and urban areas throughout Nepal.
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(d) To
involve the national and foreign private sector investors in the
operation of the Telecommunications Service.
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(e) To make
arrangement for the coordination and healthy competition among
the persons providing Telecommunications Service and facilities,
so as to provide such service and facilities to all public in
general.
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(f) To
prescribe, fix and approve the standard and quality standard of
the plant and equipment relating to the Telecommunications and
the Telecommunications Service.
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(g) To
regularize and systematize Telecommunications Service
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(h) To grant
License to operate the Telecommunications service.
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(i) To
approve and regularize the fees to be collected by a person
having obtained License for providing the Telecommunications
Service.
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(j) To
perform the functions relating to the frequency in accordance
with the policy determined by the Radio Frequency Policy
Determination Committee.
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(k) To carry
out or cause to carry out the research about the development and
use of new technology in the field of Telecommunications.
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(l) To cause
to develop the skilled manpower for the Telecommunications
Sector.
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(m) To
develop and extend or cause to develop and extended the
Telecommunications Service in such a way that it protects the
rights and interests of the consumers.
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(n) To
develop or cause to develops Nepal as an International Transit
for Telecommunications.
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(o) To carry
out necessary and appropriate functions for the development and
promotion of the Telecommunications Service.
2.
Telecom
Statistics at a glance
(as of 14 January, 2008):
(Details in Annex)
2.1.
Subscriber base:
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Service |
Subscribers |
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Fixed line telephone
(PSTN+VSAT+MARTS+VHF) |
5,24,443 |
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Mobile Telephone (NDCL + SNPL) |
14,93,269 + 10,06,855 = 25,00,124 |
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Post-paid mobile (NDCL +
SNPL) |
1,09,735 + 6,052 = 1,15,787 |
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Pre-paid mobile (NDCL +
SNPL) including GSM, CDMA and WCDMA |
13,83,534, + 10,00,803 = 23,84,337 |
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Wireless in Local Loop (NDCL +
UTL) |
1,58,852 + 1,05,694 =
2,64,546
(including Limited Mobility) |
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Limited Mobility (UTL only) |
46,265 |
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Internet (with E-mail) |
83,070 |
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GMPCS (Constellation + AVCO +
I4 Tech.) |
1005 + 268 + 83 = 1,401 |
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VSAT user |
110 |
NDCL: Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited; SNPL: Spice Nepal Private
Limited, UTL: United Telecom Limited
2.2.
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU):
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Service |
ARPU / Month (in Rs.) |
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Fixed Telephone
(Wireline + WLL + Limited
Mobility) |
854.74 |
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Cellular Service (Prepaid +
Postpaid) |
346.62 |
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Internet |
3,488.31 |
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GMPCS |
5,939.69 |
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Rural Telecom Service |
1268.21
(STM only) per PCO |
2.3.
Service Penetration (1 in
100 population):
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Service |
Penetration Rate (in %)
* |
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Fixed + Mobile |
12.45 |
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Fixed Telephone |
2.99 |
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Mobile Service |
9.46 |
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Internet (subscribers only) |
0.31 |
*
Population is expected to be 2,64,27,399
(source: Central Bureau of Statistics,
www.cbs.gov.np)
3.
Comparison
between adjacent quarters
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- QE
- Asadh ‘64
- (July ’07)
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- QE
- Ashwin '64 (Oct
'07)
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- QE
- Poush '64 (Jan
'08)
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- % change over
- Asadh ’64 (July
’07)
- (6 months)
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- % change over
- Ashwin ‘64
- (Oct '07)
- (3 months)
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1)
Subscriber’s Base |
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i)
Fixed Line (including WiLL, Limited Mobility) |
7,64,363 |
7,66,425 |
7,88,989 |
3.22 % |
2.95 % |
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ii)
Mobile
(GSM+CDMA+WCDMA) |
15,71,021 |
19,10,834 |
25,00,124 |
59.14 % |
30.84 % |
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iii)
Internet |
62,586 |
67,419 |
83,070 |
32.73 % |
23.22 % |
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2) Average
Revenue Per User (ARPU) |
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i)
Fixed Line |
989.39 |
963.51 |
854.74 |
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ii)
Mobile
(GSM+CDMA+WCDMA) |
396.55 |
350.15 |
346.62 |
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iii)
Internet |
3317.07 |
3423.66 |
3488.31 |
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3) Teledensity |
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i)
Fixed Line |
2.89 |
2.90 |
2.99 |
3.46 % |
3.10 % |
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ii)
Mobile
(GSM+CDMA+WCDMA) |
5.95 |
7.23 |
9.46 |
58.99 % |
30.84 % |
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iii)
Internet |
0.24 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
29.17 % |
19.23 % |
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Total
(Fixed + Mobile) |
8.84 |
10.13 |
12.45 |
40.84 % |
22.90 % |
QE - Quarter
Ending
4.
Basic Core
ICT Indicators
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Core
Indicators |
Definition |
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Fixed
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants |
Fixed telephone
lines
refer to
telephone lines connecting a customer’s terminal
equipment (e.g. telephone set, facsimile machine) to the
public switched telephone network (PSTN) and which have
a dedicated port on a telephone exchange. Fixed
telephone lines per 100 inhabitants is
obtained by dividing the number of fixed telephone lines
by the population and multiplying by 100. |
2.99 |
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Mobile
Cellular Subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
Mobile cellular
subscribers
refer to
users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic
public mobile telephone service using cellular
technology, which provides access to the PSTN. Users of
both post-paid subscriptions and pre-paid accounts are
included. Mobile cellular subscribers per100
inhabitants is obtained by dividing the
number of mobile cellular subscribers by the population
and multiplying by 100. |
9.46 |
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Computers per
100 inhabitants |
Computers
measures the
number of computers installed in a country. The
statistic includes PCs, laptops, notebooks etc, but
excludes terminals connected to mainframe and
mini-computers that are primarily intended for shared
use, and devices such as smart-phones and personal
digital assistants (PDAs) that have only some, but not
all, of the components of a PC (e.g. they may lack a
full-sized keyboard, a large screen, an Internet
connection, drives etc.). Computers per 100
inhabitants is obtained by dividing the
estimated number computers in use by the population and
multiplying by 100. |
Not
Available |
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Internet
subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
An Internet
subscriber is someone who pays for access
to the public internet (a TCP/IP connection). The
statistic is measured irrespective of the type or speed
of access, the type of device used to access the
Internet, or the method of payment. Internet
subscribers per 100 inhabitants is
obtained by dividing the number of Internet subscribers
by the population and multiplying by 100. |
0.31 |
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Broadband
Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
A Broadband
Internet subscriber is someone who pays
for high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP
connection). High speed access is defined as being equal
to or greater than 256 kbit/s, as the sum of the
capacity in both directions. The statistic is measured
irrespective of the type of access, or the type of
device used to access the Internet, or the method of
payment. Broadband Internet subscribers per 100
inhabitants is obtained by dividing the
number of Broadband Internet subscribers by the
population and multiplying by 100. |
Not yet defined in case of
Nepal |
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International
Internet Bandwidth per inhabitant |
International
Internet bandwidth
refers to the
capacity which backbone operators provision to carry
Internet traffic measured in bits per second.
International Internet bandwidth per inhabitant
is obtained by dividing the amount of bandwidth by
the population. |
6.59 |
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Percentage of
population covered by mobile cellular Telephony |
Percentage of
population covered by mobile cellular telephony
refers to the
percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within
areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective
of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not
be confused with the percentage of the land area covered
by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the
population that subscribe to mobile cellular service.
Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use
mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone
and a subscription. |
Data not
available |
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Internet
access tariff (20 hours per month), in US$, and as a
percentage of per capita income |
The Internet
access tariff includes the tariff components of
monthly line rental, line usage charge and Internet
access charge, plus any tax that may be levied (as this
is a service used by both residential and business
consumers). The tariff chosen for a particular country
would be the package for 20 hours per month that is the
cheapest, that is widely available (or, in the case of
regional service providers, is available in the capital
city) and is available to the general public without
restriction (e.g. excluding in-company or limited time
offers, and excluding offers that are bundled with some
other service). The price comparison is expressed in a
commonly used currency (such as US$), which could be
converted either at the average exchange rate, or at
purchasing power parity (PPP) rates. The indicator
should be compared, as far as possible, for the same
date between countries. As a percentage of per
capita income involves dividing the Internet
access tariff by the average monthly gross national
income per capita of the country. |
US$10.57, 3.92%
(previous data included
only Internet access charge, so it was revised this
time) per capita income is taken as US$270 |
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Mobile
cellular tariffs (100 minutes of use per month), in US$,
and as a percentage of per capita income |
The Mobile
cellular tariff includes the tariff
components of monthly service rental (if relevant), 50
minutes of local peak time calling and 50 minutes of
local off-peak calling, plus tax. Differences in the
distance of calls, which may be applicable in some
countries, are not taken into account, nor are
international calls or SMS messages. The possible
one-time charge for connection is not taken into
account, except where this is bundled into the costs of
a pre-paid account. Countries should calculate the
tariff either on a post-paid or a prepaid service,
whichever one is more popularly used. If more than 50%
of the mobile cellular subscribers use pre-paid, then
the tariff should also be based on the pre-paid service,
and vice versa. The price comparison is expressed
in a commonly used currency (such as US$), which could
be converted either at the average an exchange rate, or
at purchasing power parity (PPP) rates. The indicator
should be compared, as far as possible, for the same
date between countries. As a percentage of per
capita income involves dividing the
mobile cellular tariff by the average monthly gross
national income per capita of the country. |
US$4.7, 1.23% |
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Percentage of
localities with public Internet access centers (PIACs)
by number of inhabitants (rural/urban) |
A public Internet
access centre (PIAC) is a site, location, or
centre of instruction at which Internet access is made
available to the public, on a full-time or part-time
basis. This may include digital community centers,
Internet cafés, libraries, education centers and other
similar establishments, whenever they offer Internet
access to the general public. All such centers should
have at least one public computer for Internet access.
Localities refer to a country’s
villages, towns and cities. The percentage of localities
with public Internet access centers (PIACs) is computed
by dividing the number of localities with at least one
PIAC by the total number of the country’s localities and
multiplying by 100. The indicator should be broken down
by range of inhabitants. |
Not
available |
5.
Performance
of Service Providers:
5.1.
Performance
of Fixed Service:
The fixed line penetration has reached just below 3% at
2.99%. The Average Revenue per User (ARPU) has decreased to 854.74.
The market share of NDCL and UTL remains unchanged at 87% and 13%
respectively.
NDCL is providing service in all the districts of Nepal
through wire-line as well as wireless technology whereas UTL is
providing service through wireless technology. Apart from Kathmandu
Valley, UTL's service has now been extended to Parsa, Makwanpur,
Rupandehi, Kaski Kavrepalanchowk and Chitwan district. Altogether
5,739 person are being employed in Fixed Telecommunication sector.
Both operators have obtained license to operate limited
mobility service in addition to their fixed service license. Even if
NDCL has obtained license to operate Limited Mobility service in
Kathmandu Valley, it has not taken license in other service areas
after its Cellular Mobile license was made technology neutral.
Subscriber base of UTL is 46265 in Limited Mobility Service. The
detailed performance of fixed service providers is shown in Annex F.
5.2.
Performance
of Cellular Mobile Service:
The subscriber base of incumbent NDCL has reached
14,93,269 including GSM, CDMA and WCDMA mobiles whereas that of
Spice Nepal is 10,06,855 GSM mobiles, hence a total of 25,00,124
mobile subscribers. This quarter has also registered a significant
growth in mobile subscriber base as NDCL distributed 3,13,606 new
lines in the last quarter whereas SNPL distributed 2,75,684 lines in
the same period going past that 1 million mark. However, the
fascination of subscribers towards prepaid mobile is still very high
as the newly added number of subscribers suggests and in the
meantime number of postpaid subscribers has gone down in this
quarter. SNPL now holds 40.27% of the market share, 2.01% more than
the previous quarter whereas that of NDCL has decreased to achieve
59.73% market share. The mobile customer base continued to grow and
it has crossed the 2.5 million mark. Apart from Kathmandu Valley,
NDCL is providing mobile service in 43 districts and Spice Nepal
Pvt. Ltd. too has extended its service in 34 districts, two more
than previous quarter. The mobile penetration is increasing steadily
to reach 9.46 in this quarter. Subscriber base of NDCL and SNPL is
shown as below.
Market share of SNPL and NDCL as of 14 January, 2008 is
as shown below and detailed performance of operators is shown in
Annex E.
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