[Itpolicy-np] PLease suggest/From Mahabir

[Ananda Raj Khanal]

Dear All,
NTA is very positive in making the license fees zero for the VSAT users.
Regarding the tax on the import of the VSAT for rural areas, we should
convince the MoF. But we should not forget that the tax free idea should
be applicable only for rural ICT development that caters service to the
rural people.


Ananda Raj Khanal
Manager
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
GPO Box 9754, Baluwatar
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:+977-1-4446008( Off direct)
+977-1-4446001/2/3/4 ( Exchange) Ext 235
Mobile:+97712300091
Fax: +9777-1-4446006
E-mail: arkhanal at nta.gov.np,arkhanal at hotmail.com
Web: www.nta.gov.np


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mahabir at himanchal.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Itpolicy-np] PLease suggest/From Mahabir



Namaste;











































Namaste;

It is good that you are talking to the vice chairman of NPC. Based on my
experience, I would like to tell -

1. VSAT must be license free to import and use for the expansion of ICT
in
the rural areas. Using Wi-fi technology, we can extend the services in
the
rural area up to 100 km (maximum) from the nearest city where Internet
and
telecommunication services are available. Nepal Wireless Network in
Myagdi
is the example. However, it will not be practical to extend the network
to
the remote areas of Karnali and on the other sides of Himalayas such as
Mustang, Manang, Manaslu area using Wi-fi radios. VSAT is the only
option
for that. If VSAT is made license free, businesses or NGOs/INGOs, or
VDCs/DDCs will be interested to bring the services in the rural areas by
themselves. It will make the task much easier to the government for
bringing ICT in the rural areas.

2. If the government does not want to make VSAT license free, there is
another option. The option is to use the 70 Crores Ruppee that has been
collected for Rural Communication Infrastructure Development and build
relay towers across the country from the East to the West and North to
South with Internet/telephone connectivity. My rough guess is that the
money will be enough to provide Internet services to 60% of the rural
population. The givernment can learn this lesson from India, where they
are building such towers in the mountainous region to bring ICT inthe
rural areas.

3. The government can choose both options as mentioned above. In that
case
ICT will reach to the rural areas of Nepal in a few years of time. The
people living in the remote areas do not have to wait decades to taste
the
fruit of ICT and get benefits from it.

4. When you talk about bringing ICT in the rural areas, please think it
broadly. Bringing ICT in the rural areas does not mean only bringing
Internet, telephone and computers in the villages. It also mean bringing
tele-medicine, tele-education, and local e-commerce services in the
rural
areas and creating job opportunities in the villages.

Mahabir Pun


Dear all,
> I am meeting Vice chairman of National Planning Commission. I want
your
> suggestions in bullet what subsidy/facility/tax benifit you people
want to
> run/florish/expand business in rural Nepal.
> Have a nice eve.
> Biplav
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Kishor Panth" <kishor at lahai.com>
> To: "Discussion List for Nepal's IT/Telecom Policies"
> <itpolicy-np at lahai.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:30 AM
> Subject: [Itpolicy-np] Defination of these terms
>
>
>> Hello all
>>                 We have been quite for a long time and I think we
should
> start
>> some of the discussion.
>>
>> I would like ask all of you for the definition of the following terms
>>
>> 1.> ISP
>> 2.> NSP
>> 3.> Data Network  Service Providers
>> 4.> VSAT Service Provider
>>
>>
>> Thankx
>>
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