Friday, August 21, 2009

Request for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Infrastructure Sharing (Republished)
Request for Expression of Interest
Consultancy Services
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Infrastructure Sharing
(First Date of Publication: 20 May 2009)
(Republished date: 22 July 2009)

Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) invites Expression of Interest (EoI) for study of Infrastructure Sharing from interested Institutions/organizations indicating their experiences in similar type of work, their qualification with references, and also their institutional facilities and capabilities within 30 days from the republished date of this notice.

The objectives of the consultancy are as follows:
· Find out and recommend modalities on Infrastructure Sharing
· Prepare a consultation paper on Infrastructure sharing and develop guidelines related to it in consultation with operators and other stakeholders.
· Recommend areas where pilot projects of infrastructure sharing can be initiated.

Interested parties may obtain further information from NTA at the address given below during 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on working days. The detail Terms of Reference for the consultancy program and the evaluation criteria can be downloaded from NTA website at http://www.nta.gov.np.



Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)
Blue Star Office Complex, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal;
Phone: 4101030/31/32/; Fax: 4101034;
E-mail: ntra@nta.gov.np; info@nta.gov.np
SATRC Workshop on IP Based Network Services and Network Security
The SATRC Workshop on “IP Based Network Services and Network Security” will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 02 – 04 June 2009. The workshop will be organized by the Asia Pacific Telecommunity and hosted by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority. The workshop is supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC), Japan.

The SATRC Workshop on “IP Based Network Services and Network Security” is a part of the implementation of SATRC Action plan Phase II which was developed at the 9th SATRC meeting in 2007 and revised at the 10th SATRC meeting in 2008. The workshop will discuss a number of issues related to IP based services, VoIP and network security. It will assist the Regulatory bodies of the SATRC member countries in their human resource development needs for acquiring knowledge and skills in regulatory and implementation matters. It will provide an excellent opportunity to exchange views and experiences among the SATRC member country’s regulators and operators on the issues as mentioned.
Welcome to NTA Website

Using liberalization policy and involving the private sector in a competitive environment for the development and expansion of telecommunication sector in Nepal, the then his Majesty's Government of Nepal 's (cabinet) decision dated 2052/9/10 B.S. (December 25, 1995 A.D.) has initiated the involvement of the private sector in the development of the telecommunication services. To make this work more systematic and regular, Telecommunication Act 2053 B.S.(1997 A.D.) and Telecommunication Regulation 2054 B.S. (1998 A.D.) has been implemented as a legal support and with the obligations in aforesaid Act and Regulation, work has been initiated by establishing Nepal Telecommunications Authority as an autonomous regulatory body on 2054-11-20 B.S. (March 4, 1998 A.D.).


To make the telecommunications service reliable and easily available to the public.

To make necessary arrangement to avail basic telecommunications service and facilities in all rural and urban areas throughout Nepal.

To protect the rights and interests of consumers by ensuring the provision of quality service.

To make arrangement for the coordination and healthy competition among the persons providing Telecommunications Service and facilities.