Agreement between Nepal Telecommunication Authority and Nepal Telecom for the construction of ‘Information Highway’ in Gandaki and Lumbini
Kathmandu. Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) and Nepal Telecommunication Company Limited (Nepal Telecom) have signed an agreement to construct information highways in Gandaki and Lumbini provinces through the mobilization of Rural Telecommunication Development Fund.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dr. NTA Chairman Arjun Ghimire and Managing Director of Nepal Telecom Sangita Pahadi signed the agreement in the presence of Bikram Timilsina. Under the project, a total of 2,216 km of optical fibre network will be built in both the provinces and 55 high-capacity routers and 28 DWDM devices will be installed. Through this infrastructure, it is targeted to extend high-speed broadband access to 194 local levels in both provinces. The project is targeted to be completed within 36 months and will be provided with a maximum cost grant of up to Rs 2.01 billion including taxes from the Rural Telecommunication Development Fund. In the program, Minister for Communications Dr. Timilsina directed to complete the project on time to reduce the digital divide and support the digital transformation and economy. Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communications, Rajendra Kumar Poudel, stressed on the need to make the work execution fast and qualitative. According to Min Prasad Aryal, spokesperson of Nepal Telecommunication Authority, after the completion of the project, the remote and rural areas will be able to access services like e-education, telemedicine, e-governance, digital financial services, and disaster management.
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