19 December 2019, Kathmandu
The state-owned telecommunication service provider Nepal Telecom has launched optical fibre phone and internet service in Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi and Mustang. Inaugurating a function on Wednesday, Senior engineer for the Nepal Telecom office, Baglung, Keshab Sharma announced the service operation.
“Customers can take advantage of the service based on optical fiber technology using their old telephone number,” Sharma said. The total 60 consumers of Galeshwor have got the service connected to their phones in the first phase, he said, adding that thereafter, the service would be expanded to the district headquarters, Beni bazaar.
In this regard, efforts have been made to provide this service to the total 2,560 consumers in Beni bazaar, he said. Approximately 1,100 consumers of Baglung bazaar have benefited of the service so far. The NTC has a plan to provide the service to over 5,200 customers in Beni bazaar alone. Likewise, installation of optical fiber is underway in a bid to provide the service to 2,560 customers in Kushma, the district headquarters of Parbat, and 1024 in Jomsom, the district headquarters of Mustang, as per the NTC.
