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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Cross calling on cells to cost less (ht 28/04/2008)

Who is delaying ADSL service?, by Mahabir Pun (kp 13/04/2008)

NT has aggressive expansion plan (ht 06/04/2008)

NTA delaying permit for better internet service (kp 29/03/2008)

Telephone service hassle in Sindhuli (kp 24/03/2008)

NTA confirms below par quality service, finally (kp 20/03/2008)

Power cuts in Janakpur, Internet down in Sarlahi (kp 19/03/2008)

Mobile phone in Kalikot (nn 25/02/2008)

Mobile phone tariff goes down (nn 13/02/2008)

Network busy, try again later, by Shyam KC (kp 04/02/2008)

Nepalis lose Rs 1 billion worth cell phones a year!, by Thira L. Bhusal (kp 03/02/2008)

Mobile mania, by Prem Bahadur Phyak (kp 03/02/2008)

Work on Banepa-Khasa optical fiber starts (kp 23/01/2008)

NT to slash rates from Feb 13 (kp 08/01/2008)

Ringing mobile phones becoming a nuisance (ht 06/01/2008)

NT promises problem-free mobile calls in 6 months (kp 25/12/2007)

NT’s optical fiber theft causing huge loss, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 17/12/2007)

Pre-paid phones headache for crime investigation, by Kosh Raj Koirala (30/11/2007)

Hundreds throng Mero Mobile outlets (kp 22/11/2007)

CDMA clients up in arms against NTC (samn 31/10/1007)

Mobile services in Lumbini zone disturbed (kp 30/10/2007)

Framing new communication networks, by Ved P Kafle (kp 28/10/2007)

Queue forms three days before phone distribution (kp 14/10/2007)

China, Nepal to link by super-highway (samn 25/09/2007)

Mero Mobile users cannot make emergency calls, by Baburam Kharel (kp 22/09/2007)

NT cuts mobile-to-mobile distance charges, by Tapas Barsimha Thapa (kp 19/09/2007)

Postal service disrupted as employees go on strike (nn 31/08/2007)

Roaming charge on NT's mobile phones to be scrapped (nn 21/08/2007)

Parliamentary committee directs NTA to clash rates (nn 20/08/2007)

NTA recommends new telecom operator, by Tapas Barsimha Thapa (kp 10/08/2007)

Cybersansar-Focusone jointly launch SMS services (nn 07/08/2007)

Net penetrates rural hinterlands, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/08/2007)

UTL starts services in Butwal (kp 16/07/2007)

Nepal Telecom undertakes biggest mobile expansion, by Tapas Barsimha Thapa (kp 10/07/2007)

Kalikot connects (nt 29/06/2007, originally in Nepal, 24 June)

Consumers cry foul of NT service (samn 29/06/2007)

Nepal Telecom to go for 15 pc disinvestment (nn 23/06/2007)

Cabinet endorses NT's 15 pc divestment plan (kp 23/06/2007)

Postal offices to develop rural centers (samn 20/06/2007)

NTA starts checking service quality (kp 11/06/2007)

NTA examines UTL's appeal (kp 07/06/2007)

1007 VDC’s will be connected by telephone within 10 months: Mahara (nn 06/06/2007), Telephone in all polling stations before CA polls (kp 06/06/2007)

‘Only’ NT gets full mobility (samn 04/06/2007)

NTA recommends full mobility to CDMA phones (nn 29/05/2007), CDMA to get full mobility (kp 29/05/2007)

NT to launch 3G mobile services (nn 17/05/2007), NT's new 3G service receives good response (kp 18/05/2007), Telecom regulator objects to 3G subscription fee (kp 19/05/2007), Customers complain over mobility: Lukewarm response to 3G, by Tapas Barsimha Thapa (kp 27/05/2007), 3G phones in stores (kp 27/05/2007)

Mero Mobile starts ringing in Janakpur (samn 16/05/2007)

NT, Reliance ink pact (kp 10/05/2007)

NT accused of unfair disposal of scrap, by Binod Bhandari (kp 02/05/2007)

Mobile phone aspirants throng NT offices (kp 29/04/2007)

Parties, press main defaulters at NT (kp 14/04/2007)

Information-seeking: Lessons in telecoms from Bangladesh, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 13/04/2007)

More cell phones but service suffers, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 11/04/2007)

Tanahu gets phones (samn 10/04/2007)

NT starts distribution of new pre-paid SIM-cards (nn 06/04/2007), NT suspends distribution of pre-paid SIM-cards (nn 06/04/2007), Far too many to handle: NT suspends sim card distribution on opening day, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 07/04/2007), 70,000 mobile phones given in one day (samn 07/04/2007), Blatant Fraud in Nepal's SIM Card Distribution: Black marketeering and favoritism ruin it for many, by Santosh Salik Shah (on 08/04/2007), What a pity! (kp)

Limited mobility mobiles to become fully mobile, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 30/03/2007)

Cell phones disrupted (samn 29/03/2007)

Jiri locals demand telephones services (kp 28/03/2007)

STM sets up over 1,400 PCOs (samn 24/03/2007)

Rural Nepal still lacks telecom access (kp 20/03/2007)

500,000 NT mobile lines for outside Valley (kp 15/03/2007)

Nepal to beat teledensity target early (samn 06/03/2007)

Cops walk hours to talk on cell phone, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 21/02/2007)

Telecom service throughout the country in 4yrs (kp 19/02/2007)

NT urged to heed customers, competition (kp 06/02/2007), NT to add 3.5m mobile phones in 3 yrs (samn 06/02/2007)

UTL to expand mobile coverage (kp 02/02/2007)

10 tele-centres to be set up by mid-July (samn 28/01/2007)

STM in western hills (samn 27/01/2007)

NT to distribute 3.5m mobile lines by 2010 (kp 24/01/2007)

VDCs wait for telephone extension (samn 21/01/2007)

NT to introduce WCDMA, GPRS (kp 20/01/2007)

Mero Mobile plans new services (samn 13/01/2007)

Mobile phone lines overtake fixed lines (kp 29/11/2006), ‘Near million mobiles in use’ (kp 15/12/2006), 586 per 1,000 people enjoy phone service (samn 16/12/2006)

NT to distribute more lines (kp 21/11/2006)

Nepal has adopted liberal, investment friendly and competitive policies in ICT: Official (nn 09/11/2006)

Irate customers set NT office ablaze (kp 03/11/2006)

UTL cuts STD rates (kp 02/11/2006)

Faulty telephones make users wait (samn 01/11/2006)

ISD the only way for Baitadi folks, by Rajendra Nath (kp 29/10/2006)

Telecom operators losing millions, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 19/10/2006)

Click, check your mail box, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 11/10/2006)

Wrong number, by Uday Lama (kp 09/10/2006)

No telecom services in Khotang (kp 06/10/2006)

Cordless telephones make comeback (kp 06/10/2006)

Phone service hit (samn 29/09/2006)

Spice Nepal completes first year of its operation (kp 18/09/2006)

Funds disappear from NT pre-paid accounts, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 16/09/2006)

ISPAN refutes news reports of delivering international calls using VOIP (nn 12/09/2006)

NT reduces domestic call rates (kp 26/08/2006)

Mero Mobile service in Birgunj (kp 22/08/2006)

Govt working to restore disrupted phones: Badu (kp 18/08/2006)

House committee directs govt. to let people freely use the WiFi bands (nn 18/08/2006)

Telecom reconstruction in Midwest (kp 17/08/2006)

Nepal to install GSM 1800 system in Kathmandu (pd 11/08/2006), NT to install GSM 1800 system (kp 11/08/2006)

RSS instals optical fibre cable system (samn 20/07/2006)

CDMA phones in Surkhet soon (kp 19/07/2006)

Telecom service charge slashed (kp 15/07/2006)

Cordless phones disturbing land lines (samn 13/07/2006)

CDMA phones in Daman-Palung (samn 13/06/2006)

Nepal Telecom plans internet mobile (People's Daily 08/06/2006)

Call diversion creating loss for NT, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 07/06/2006)

Some phones remain suspended, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 05/06/2006)

CDMA phones in Bhairahawa, Pokhara soon (kp 05/05/2006)

Mobile phones start ringing once again (nn 25/04/2006)

Mobile phones go down (nn 22/04/2006)

Mobile phone services resume in Kathmandu (nn 13/04/2006), Cell phones start ringing again (kp 14/04/2006)

NT employees called strike over mobile phone disruption (nn 11/04/2006)

NT workers warn govt against disrupting service (kp 05/04/2006)

Nepal Telecom Announces More Services for Post-paid, Pre-paid Mobiles (nln 05/04/2006), NT offers new services to customers (nn 05/04/2006), NT offers new sops for mobile users (kp 05/04/2006)

NTC and Reliance Infocomm sign an agreement (nn 31/03/2006)

More free calls for NT's post-paid lines (kp 30/03/2006)

NT to follow UTL, limited mobile soon (kp 30/03/2006)

UTL launches limited mobility mobile (kp 26/03/2006), 1,000 subscribe to UTL's mobile (kp 28/03/2006)

CAC facility in ISD calls (kp 22/03/2006)

Alternatives to landline phones (kp 20/03/2006)

NT cell phone network encounters glitch (kp 21/02/2006)

NT to expand cell phone service (kp 18/02/2006)

NT resumes pre-paid mobile services (kp 17/02/2006)

NT employees surround offices (nn 15/02/2006)

NT's CDMA, boon for Internet users (kp 14/02/2006)

NT workers begin protest (kp 14/02/2006)

‘NT must take on competition’ (kp 05/02/2006)

CDMA phone service starts operation in Nepal (People's Daily 05/02/2006)

Pre-paid suspension costs NT dear (kp 01/02/2006)

Mero Mobile in Hetauda soon NT's CDMA lines from next week (kp 27/01/2006

UTL resumes service (nn 26/01/2006)

SC allows NT to operate CDMA system (nn 24/01/2006), Operate CDMA phone: Court to NT (kp 24/01/2006)

People without telephone services in Taplejung: report (nn 13/01/2006)

Nepal Telecom to distribute new pre-paid cell phone lines (People's Daily 11/01/2006), NT to distribute 30,000 more pre-paid mobile telephone lines (nn 11/01/2006), NT to distribute pre-paid lines (kp 11/01/2006)

East West Optical Fiber Project comes into operation (nn 10/01/2006), Mukherjee inaugurates optical fiber project (kp 10/01/2006), Indo-Nepal IT highway opens, by Sudeshna Sarkar (nk 10/01/2006)

Communication Ministry to implement CAS (nn 09/01/2006)

11 Rajapur island VDCs sans telephone, by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/01/2006)

Conference of rural telecenters begins (kp 25/11/2005)

Experts begin feasibility study (kp 24/11/2005), China to build information superhighway in Nepal (24/11/2005)

Network Busy, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 22/11/2005), Mobile disruption (kp 23/11/2005)

Thousands apply for pre-paid phones (kp 20/11/2005)

Case against poor service of Nepal Telecom (nn 17/11/2005)

NT to introduce internet, e-mail and MMS service to cell phone users (nn 16/11/2005), NT’s family and friends service from today (kp 16/11/2005)

Sales of mobile phone sets up in Kathmandu (nn 10/11/2005)

SNPL, NT announce new tariff rates (nn 08/10/2005)

NTA approves tariff for Spice Nepal (nn 02/09/2005), Spice Nepal tariff approved, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 02/09/2005)

Spice Nepal says mobile demand outstrips capacity, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 29/08/2005), ‘New mobile service beginning from Sept 17’ (nn 29/08/2005)

Post-paid services resume in 4 more places (kp 26/08/2005)

Pre-paid mobile service to resume from today (nn 22/08/2005), Pre-paid phones resume partially (kp 23/08/2005)

NT workers to stage indefinite strike (kp 22/08/2005)

NT halts post paid application distribution (kp 23/07/2005)

'Ploys being hatched to ruin NT' (kp 22/07/2005)

SC orders halt to NT's CDMA scheme (kp 20/07/2005)

New post-paid lines from Tuesday (kp 16/07/2005), Thousands queue up as Telecom opens registration of new cellular lines (nn 19/07/2005), 2,067 apply for new post-paid lines (kp 20/07/2005)

NT employees' joint protests today (kp 11/07/2005)

NT launches CDMA telephone service, slashes tariff on cellular phones (nn 08/07/2005)

NT cuts tariff on outgoing calls: Pre-paid users can receive calls with zero balance (kp 05/07/2005)

Nepal Telecom: At A Glance, by Fatik Thapa (rn 20/06/2005)

Postal tariff revised (samn 16/06/2005)

Telecom in Nepal, by Binam Acharya (kp 17/05/2005)

UTL services kept on hold (ht 09/02/2005)

Lots more at stake, say cellphone dealers as sales hit rock bottom, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 09/02/2005)

Postal services to cost more (rn 28/01/2005)

Alcatel adds 17,000 lines in Kathmandu (rn 26/01/2005)

Cell phone woes: Connections to rates, by Damakant Jayshi (kp24/01/2005)

Illegal call diversion causes millions of loss, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 19/01/2005)

NT to distribute 70,000 new pre-paid lines (kp 11/01/2005)

NT to distribute WLL telephones by mid July (kp 08/01/2005)

Concessions on mobile phone calls, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 16/12/2004)

Optical fiber to connect Nepal, China (kp 07/12/2004)

Nepal Telecom to expand services in eastern region, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 07/12/2004)

From Thaple Hulak to EMS, by Pragya Kharel Rajouria (kp 06/12/2004)

SC moved against mobile surcharge (ht 02/11/2004)

And now pre-paid landline cards (ht 27/11/2004))

NT unveils pre-paid calling cards (kp 25/11/2004), NT launches pre-paid calling card (kp 26/11/2004)

Strained GPO explores new areas for revenue (kp 24/11/2004)

Phony business: Do you know you are paying through your nose for phone calls? by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 19/11/2004)

First phase of Optical Fiber Project completed, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 16/11/2004)

Rural telecenter program yet to gain drive (kp 06/11/2004)

Lack of policy bars rural area communications, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 02/11/2004)

Mugu district rendered out-of-communication (rn 30/10/2004)

Internet browsing on mobiles from next year, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 27/10/2004)

NT to buy one million mobile lines (ht 20/10/2004)

Open corruption, by Paribesh Pradhan (kp 18/10/2004)

35th world standard day: Nepal’s first tele-clock comes into operation (ht 15/10/2004)

Mobile hassles to continue for some time (kp 14/10/2004)

GPO to extend money order services, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 13/10/2004)

Nepal Telecom, United Telecom to crush gray market activities (rn 10/10/2004)

Network busy Shame on the private sector, by Artha Beed (nt 08/10/2004)

NT says SIM cards sold outBlack marketers make hay, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 04/10/2004), NT admits SIM card distribution irregularities, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 05/10/2004), RNA denies soldiers sold SIM cards (kp 07/10/2004), RNA refutes news on SIM card irregularities (rn 07/10/2004)

United Telecom slashes long distance calls rates (rn 04/10/2004)

Subscription of Indian mobile phone lines rampant (kp 03/10/2004)

NT ready with 50,000 mobile lines (ht 01/10/2004), SIM card racket (kp 05/10/2004), Peak hours? NT mobile network may not work (kp 05/10/2004), Nepal Telecom: Talking Blues, by Joe Bavier (sp 08/10/2004)

Telephone services resume in Sallibazar (kp 30/09/2004)

Over 50 industries sans telephone service (kp 29/09/2004)

More pre-paid mobile lines from Oct 2, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 29/09/2004)

NT hires Pentasoft for asset evaluation, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 25/09/2004)

Nepal Telecom reduces rate for ‘C’ category services (ht 18/09/2004), STD, ISD calls to become cheaper from October (kp 18/09/2004)

Mobile tower row heats up: Boudha residents up in arms about phone towers on residential buildings, by Naresh Newar (nt 17/09/2004)

Mobile service in Taulihawa (rn 17/09/2004), Mobile service in Syangja to begin by Tihar (ht 18/09/2004)

Building 1,500 telecenters a distance dream (kp 16/09/2004)

Illegal call bypassing costs NT Rs 20m in loss, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 15/09/2004)

NT to offer pre-paid landline cards (ht 15/09/2004)

SC quashes govt decision to grant licence to UTL (ht 14/09/2004), Apex court allows WLL operation to UTL (kp 14/09/2004)

Spice Nepal to distribute 100,000 mobile phones (kp 13/09/2004)

NT to sell 58,000 pre-paid mobiles, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 10/09/2004)

NTA awards mobile license to Spice Nepal (kp 08/09/2004)

Lawyers claim phone bills illegally high, by Paras Kharel (kp 06/09/2004)

Cellphone users woe, by Ayushma Pandey (kp 02/09/2004)

Private postal service (kp 30/08/2004)

NT to cut long distance call charges by 30pc, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 28/08/2004)

Phone service with optical fibre soon (ht 27/08/2004)

Minimum telephone charges highest in Bandipur (kp 23/08/2004)

30,000 more pre-paid mobile lines, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 21/08/2004)

Optical fiber along Araniko Highway in the offing (kp 19/08/2004), NT completes fiber optics laying (kp 23/08/2004)

Nepal Telecom to launch INS (kp 13/08/2004)

NTC reaches five VDCs instead of targeted 55 (ht 11/08/2004)

Nepal Telecom refutes news on prepaid mobiles (rn 17/07/2004)

Lawyers demand cut in post-paid mobile phone charges, by Paras Kharel (kp 13/07/2004)

Water seepage disrupts 50 telephone lines, by Agya Poudyal (kp 11/07/2004)

NT to expand capacity to 1m mobiles (Kp 09/07/2004)

UTL: World-class with WLL, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 05/07/2004)

1st day sees queues, caning, sale of 15,000 SIMs, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 04/07/2004), Mobile Mania, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 04/07/2004)

Telecoms record six-fold growth, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/06/2004)

Local telephone call costs Rs 12 (ht 20/06/2004)

Disruption Of Mail, by Keshab Poudel (sp 18/06/2004)

Court moved over double phone charge (ht 17/06/2004)

NTC cuts mobile call charges (ht 12/06/2004), NT slashes mobile phone tariffs (kp 12/06/2004)

Telephone services resume in Udayapur (rn 03/06/2004)

East-West optical fibre project to help economy (ht 02/06/2004), ‘OFC project to bring commercial benefits’ (ht 05/06/2004)

Effective implementation of telecom policy urged (ht 18/05/2004), Govt enforcing Telecom Policy (kp 18/05/2004)

ISD calls to be cheaper soon: NTC (kp 17/05/2004), NTC reduces charge on OYT telephone connection (rn 17/05/2004)

Gray market in mobile phones booms in Nepal, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 02/05/2004)

Information highway construction to complete by August (01/05/2004)

Terhathum to have more telephone connections (ht 23/04/2004)

...what ails NTC’s short message service, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 21/04/2004)

NTC plans fibre optic connectivity through Mumbai, by Govind Mishra (ht 20/04/2004)

NTC changed into Nepal Telecom (kp 13/04/2004), Telecom privatisation (kp 15/04/2004), "The customer is boss", interview with Sugat R Kansakar, managing director of Nepal Telecom (nt 23/04/2004)

Postal service in Pyuthan, Rolpa disrupted (ht 12/04/2004)

Postal service needs a revamp (ht 10/04/2004)

NTC will expand 1.1 million telephone lines: Kansakar (kp 08/04/2004)

Changes in post-paid mobile numbers: Int’l roaming, SMS facility from New Year (kp 06/04/2004), One more digit added in post-paid cell phones (rn)

NTC starts distributing pre-paid SIM cards (kp 30/03/2004), Getting mobile (nt 02/04/2004)

Hello, hello, hello: A new government policy has deregulated telecom so your call may finally get through, by Khadga Singh (nt 19/03/2004)

NTC set to add 10,000 cellular lines (kp 18/03/2004)

Govt decides to open telecom sector (kp 10/03/2004), NTC to turn into company by next month (kp 11/03/2004), Right track (kp 11/03/2004)

NTA amends licensing regime (kp 03/03/2004)

Ban on phones hits Tanahun (ht 29/01/2004)

Tough fight in satellite mobile phone segment (ht 25/01/2004)

41 VDCs in Bhojpur sans telecom service (kp 24/01/2004)

NTC going for major customer friendly initiatives, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (kp 08/01/2004)

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Background

Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC)