KATHMANDU On the 24th of February Nepal Telecom is set to offer free Wi-Fi internet access in all airports within the country. In this context, the parties reached an agreement with Nepal Telecom and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on Friday. It was signified by Binita Shrestha, Chief Commercial Officer of Nepal Telecom, and Jagannath Niraula who is the Deputy Director General at CAAN.

There are 34 airports in operation across the country. According to the agreement, Nepal Telecom will connect a free Wi-Fi service in the departure and arrival halls to the domestic and international terminals at Tribhuvan International Airport. The agreement states that agreement that free Wi-Fi internet access will be provided in all other airports over time in a grading way.

CAAN can provide a proper place to connect the equipment required for the management and operation of this free WiFi internet service. Like that, CAAN will also provide mobile charging stations to ensure the comfort of travelers. Nepal Telecom will set up an information and assistance area in a central location within the airport to facilitate the needs of passengers.

In Nepal, the first telecommunication service can be traced to B.S. 1973. However, the formal telecom service was mostly provided after the creation by MOHAN AKASHWANI in B.S. 2005. In the following year, as under the plans made by the First National Five year plan (2012-2017), the Telecommunication Department was created in B.S. 2016. To modernize the telecommunications service and to extend the services, in the 3rd five-year plan (2023-2028), the Telecommunication Department was transformed into the Telecommunications Development Board in B.S. 2026.

Following the passage of the Communications Corporation Act 2028, it was officially incorporated as a wholly owned Government Corporation called Nepal Telecommunications Corporation in B.S. 2032 to provide Telecommunications services. After serving the country for over 29 years, with pride and a feeling of satisfaction, Nepal Telecommunication Corporation was changed into Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL) beginning on Baisakh 1st, 2061. Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited is an organization that is registered in the Company Act 2053. The company is recognized by the public under its brand name "Nepal Telecom" as its trademark registered.

In the process of changing Nepal Telecom from a government-owned monopoly to a more business-oriented and focused-on customer service in a market, Nepal Telecom invites all the shareholders to join in the sacred task of constructing a nation.

Source: Nepal Telecom and My República.