Spectrum

Frequency is a finite resource used in telecommunication services. Some rangess of the frequency (spectrum) have higher demand compared to the availability, while some have moderate or low demand. Clause 49 of the Telecommunications Act, 1997 has the provision of Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee whose functions, duties and powers include to determine the policy relating to radio frequency, to fix and allocate the radio frequency for different services, and  determine the pricing policy of radio frequency. Moreover, Nepal Telecommunications Authority specifies and assigns the frequency for telecommunication services, specifies the terms and conditions for using the frequencies and inspects/ monitors to check the compliances of the terms and conditions as per the Rules 29 and 30 of the Telecommunications Regulations, 1997.