Minister Kharel directs Nepal Telecom to ensure quality service

Kathmandu, Nov 9: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Jagdish Kharel, has directed Nepal Telecom to ensure quality in its service. Expansion of service needs quality as well, he reminded.     

At a programme organized to announce the 'NT Fibre Student Offer' on Sunday, Minister Kharel also asked Nepal Telecom to establish itself as a company of good governance.     

"Government's focus is on election and good governance, so Telecom's service should be aligned with this priority. Good governance helps in controlling corruption," he said, adding that government is in pressure to do something good despite short term. There are both challenges and enthusiasms.     

The Telecom was further directed to cancel the contracts that were protracting the projects. The contractors with good track record can be awarded the projects, he suggested. The Minister assured support from government side to the Telecom for its efforts on expansion of effective and quality services. The remote area must be paid heed in this respect.     

The new scheme of Nepal Telecom is launched targeting the students born after 2054BS by providing them high quality internet service at a concessional rate.     

The scheme was launched at the central office of Nepal Telecom. Kharel also inspected the office on Sunday itself. He thanked the Telecom for introducing the service to the students at a concessional rate. "Voice and data are key communication tools of Telecom," he said, reminding students and youths' connection to quality technology.     

The Minister informed that the recently launched scheme of the Telecom was envisioned by the government in a bid to gift something new to the Gen Z and students, which he further believed, would help the students not only from cities but also from the far-flung areas.(RSS)