Monday, May 20, 2013

Nepal Telecom cuts internet rates


KATHMANDU, MAY 18, 2013

Nepal Telecom has cut internet tariff rates effective from Friday on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The tariff has been slashed to ensure public access to internet. According to the company, people can enjoy unlimited dial-up internet at a monthly installment of Rs 200. Night surfing of the service is available at Rs 100. The unlimited dial-up in 128 kbps is available for Rs 400. NT is offering 40 per cent bonus data in volume-based ADSL and WiMax internet on the purchase of services for three months or more. Similarly, the EVDO service rate has been slashed from Rs 0.10 for 100 KB to Rs 0.50 for 1MB. NT is also planning to reduce rates of GPRS and 3G data service to the same levels as that of the EVDO data. It has almost halved its lease internet connectivity that is targeted towards the corporate sector. The new tariff for connection by optical fibre or copper wire has rates between Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 per month. The lease connectivity is around 256kbps to 100mbps.

Source: THT

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