NT’s phone traffic up due to cheaper foreign rates

KATHMANDU, FEB 28 -Customers of Nepal Telecom ( NT ) are making more telephone calls to foreign destinations as they have become cheaper. The company saw a 12.87 percent growth in outgoing international calls in January compared to the same month last year.

DPR of Simara-Tamsariya railway segment gets go-ahead

KATHMANDU, FEB 28 -The Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation has given the go-ahead to conduct a detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed Simara-Tamsariya railway line. The DPR of the Chitwan section had been held up for the last eight months after the Department of Forest and Chitwan National Park (CNP) refused to let the study be done citing environmental concerns. Department officials said that they received permission to conduct the DPR last week after the proposed rail route was realigned to avoid core areas of the national park.

NT’s proposal to bring in partner inches forward

KATHMANDU, FEB 26 - Nepal Telecom (NT) has moved a step ahead in its quest to hitch up with a strategic partner with its board okaying plans to hire a consultant to write the bid documents.The state-owned telecom giant will now invite expressions of interest (EOI) from potential consultants who will prepare the tender documents that prospective partners will have to submit.

NT’s average revenue per user falls to Rs 7.6 a day

KATHMANDU, FEB 23 - Nepal Telecom (NT) earns Rs 7.6 per day per user on an average. The average revenue per user (ARPU), however, is down by Rs 6 per day compared to what the company used to earn five years ago. Along with the rise in penetration rate of telecom services, NT’s ARPU is decreasing each year.