No hike in the price of the internet

By: EdTecInfo
2019-Jul-28

 

ISP's (Internet service providers) are not increasing the price of internet services after the government decided to give out various grants on the Internet services being provided.

Rules that have been stalled since last year have been revised, so the price of the Internet is no longer rising.

As the ministry has decided to amend the Telecommunication law to provide leverage to ISPs on maintenance costs and aid them in infrastructural development, the president of Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPN), Bhoj Raj  Bhatta informed that internet prices aren’t increasing. Bhatta informed that the service price wouldn’t increase since the government has amended the rules that state the government will cover the 50 percent of telecommunication service charges(TSC) and the ISPs will pay the remaining 50 percent. 13% of TSC was induced by the government previously which leads ISPs to increase the price from Shrawan 1.


The service providers were prepared to add 50 percent tax to the consumer’s bill after the government brought the rules for imposing telecommunication service charges on internet services from the last financial year.  ISP's charge consumers more than Rs — 500 per month for maintenance services and additional charges for the routers in addition to the revenue.



Author: Ashmee

Address: Kathmandu, Nepal

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