Nepal Case Study
Table 2.2: Major telecommunication indicators for Nepal 1990-1999, Year Ending 15.7 unless otherwise noted Unit
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
57’320
64’894
68’886
72’683
75’637
83’713 112’645 139’989 208’387 247’214
...
...
...
...
88.8%
85.2%
77.9%
77.8%
81.5%
85.8%
0.41
0.54
0.66
0.95
1.11
TELEPHONE NETWORK Main telephone lines in operation Capacity used Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
0.32
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.38
Residential main lines per 100 households 3)
1.69
2.08
2.14
2.13
2.12
2.35
3.22
3.78
5.32
6.16
% digital main lines
89.5
86
86
87
89
99.2
99.8
99.3
100
100
%
Waiting list for main lines
72’434
Total demand
88’548 126’817 130’009 136’221
153’751 202’363 243’444 277’997 269’025
129’754 153’442 195’703 202’692 211’858
236’474 315’008 383’433 486’384 516’239
Satisfied demand
44.2%
42.3%
35.2%
35.9%
35.7%
35.0%
35.8%
36.5%
42.8%
47.9%
Public payphones
248
266
341
321
494
494
835
...
...
...
Districts having exchanges
...
...
...
30
30
31
54
57
60
65
% of total
...
...
...
40.0%
40.0%
41.3%
72.0%
76.0%
80.0%
86.7%
Village Development Committees served
...
...
...
...
...
...
950
1’200
1’675
1’535
% of total
...
...
...
...
...
...
23.8%
30.0%
41.9%
38.4%
Local telephone calls 10x3
...
... 169’343 193’789 215’279
330’700 440’900
...
...
...
Per subscriber, per month
...
...
205
222
237
333
326
...
...
...
TRAFFIC
National trunk telephone (calls)
10x3
...
...
19’035
22’779
29’033
42’700
57’300
...
...
...
Int’l outgoing telephone (minutes) 10x3
7’091
9’111
10’405
11’510
13’410
14’600
16’533
17’326
19’100
25’100
Int’l incoming telephone (minutes) 10x3
6’373
9’394
14’230
16’400
17’500
20’600
25’600
31’000
28’900
22’900
Int’l bothway telephone (minutes) 10x3
13’464
18’505
24’635
27’910
30’910
35’200
42’133
48’326
48’000
48’000
3’502
3’546
3’413
3’599
3’483
3’877
4’078
4’151
4’529
4’671
%
192
180
168
156
200
262
180
120
80.4
78.8
Total telecom services (NRs)
10x6
699
1’147
1’316
1’818
1’905
2’147
2’677
3’320
4’321
4’633
Total telecom services (US$)
10x6
STAFF Full-time telecommunication staff QUALITY OF SERVICE Faults per 100 main lines 1) REVENUE
Revenue per line
$ 24
$ 31
$ 31
$ 37
$ 39
$ 41
$ 47
$ 57
$ 65
$ 68
$ 415
$ 474
$ 447
$ 515
$ 510
$ 500
$ 419
$ 409
$ 314
$ 275
696
755
311
99
540
879
1’695
1’163
1’475
1’873
$ 24
$ 20
$7
$2
$ 11
$ 17
$ 30
$ 20
$ 22
$ 27
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Annual telecommunication investment (NRs) 2) 10x6 Annual telecom. Investment (US$)
10x6
Note: 1) Yearly estimate from average per month for Kathmandu Valley exchanges. 2) Additions to fixed assets. 3) Estimate. Source: Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC).
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