| Nepal launches 3G mobile services |
KATHMANDU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-run communication supplier, is launching Third Generation (3G) mobile services from Thursday.
The service is being launched on the occasion of International Telecom Day. NT officials claim that Nepal is going to be the first country in the South Asia region where 3G mobile services will be launched.
According to NT director Buddhi Acharya, the SIM card for 3G service will cost 4,195 Nepali rupees (abut 64.5 U.S. dollars) and its charges will be similar to that of prepaid mobiles.
For the time being, the 3G services will be made available to area within the Ring Road in the capital city of Kathmandu.
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