2.

Assess the prevalence of the telecommunications/ICT service availability and their applications
for overall development and also chart the future directions for Nepal if Nepal is to fully make use of
the potentials of Telecommunications/ ICTs.
Availability of ICT services plays critical role in overall development of nation .Currently the availability
of ICT infrastructures are capable of providing various ICT services in Nepal.Curently available services
in our country can be listed as
Though we are currently far behind to make full use of ICT services that are currently available in
Nepal.
Development of following sectors are
A. Telecommunication
1. Data Services 2.Voice Services 3.Multimedia Services
B. Broadcasting
1. AM/FM services
C. Industry Sectors
D. E-governance Sectors

Currently the available services and applications are

Data Services: Internet services using the technology like dial up, ADSL, Edge, 3G, HSDPA, and
WIMAX
Voice Services: using GSM and CDMA technology
Broadcasting Services: Cable TV network, IP TV, Satellite broadcasting, AM, FM
These Services are very basic according to the global ICT services availability. Following Sectors should
be available in our country for further use of ICT.
Following sectors can be considered to fully use the potentials of ICT.
1. Rural e-Connectivity
1.1 Availability of Wireless Broadband Network
1.2 Village Network
1.3 Tele centers
2. Government Network
2.1 Government Information and Data Center
2.2 Government Groupware
3. Mobile network related services and application
3.1 M-commerce, M-Banking, M-health
4. E- Governance