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Nepal Telecommunications Authority is the
telecommunications regulatory body of Nepal. It is an autonomous body
established on Feb 1998 in accordance with Telecommunications Act, 1997
and Telecommunications Regulation, 1998. It's objective is to create a
favorable and competitive environment for the development, expansion and
operation of telecommunications services with the private sector
participation in Nepal. It's aims are:
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To make the telecommunications service
reliable and easily available to the public.
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To make necessary arrangement to avail basic
telecommunications service and facilities in all rural and urban
areas throughout the kingdom of Nepal.
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To protect the rights and interests of
consumers by ensuring the provision of quality service.
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To make arrangement for the coordination and
healthy competition among the persons providing Telecommunications
Service and facilities.
To meet the objectives, NTA has been actively
performing the following functions:
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Granting Licenses to operate the
telecommunications service in private sector. Involving national and
foreign private sector investors in the operation of the
Telecommunications Service.
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Prescribing, fixing and approving the
standard and quality standard of the plant and equipment relating to
the telecommunications and the telecommunications service.
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Approving and regularizing the fees to be
collected by the licensee for providing the telecommunications
Service.
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Regularly inspecting and monitoring the
activities carried out by service providers to ensure that the
quality of service and quality standard in telecom equipments have
been maintained.
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Settling dispute between two service
providers or a service provider and its customers.
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Providing suggestions to His Majesty's
Government on the policy, plan and program to be adopted by His
Majesty's Government for the development of the telecommunications
service.
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