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Addressing the press satisfy, ISPAN President Sudhir Parajuli stated the NEA
had actually cut off lines to the ISPs information centres, functional points, in addition to main lines, trunk lines, crossings, fibre
wires, and other wires from electric poles to recover rental dues
Despite ISPs regularly paying the rental charges for using NEAs utility poles, the authority has been eliminating internet cable
televisions in numerous parts of the country, Parajuli said.According to ISPAN, the electrical power authority has actually cut lines of
the ISPs located in Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Inaruwa, Kakadvitta, Gauriganj, Pokhara, Dharan, Khotang, Bhairahawa, Doti, and Lalitpur, to name
a few places.The disagreement regarding the rental charge of NEA utility poles started a year ago after the authority treked charges by as
The NEA unilaterally treked pole charge without consulting any associated bodies, such as the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, or
customers agents, such as consumers online forums, Parajuli stated
A top-level committee was formed to suggest ways to keep internet fare low as increased fare would break the idea of Digital Nepal The
committee had actually recommended in its report that the decision to raise pole charges be withdrawed
NEA didnt carry out the suggestion of the report, he added.ISPAN has appealed to the relevant ministries, agencies, and human rights
commissions (national as well as international) to make immediate intervention so that they dont have to disrupt internet
services.Meanwhile, NEA Spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai informed THT that the NEA took action versus ISPs after they stopped working
to clear fees for using energy poles in spite of repeated pleas
The affected ISPs had been using energy poles without clearing their arrears
Were doing something about it versus them following appropriate legal provisions, he added.A variation of this short article appears in the
print on January 3, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 2The Internet Service Providers Association of Nepal has threatened to
interfere with internet service throughout the nation after the Nepal Electricity Authority got rid of web cables from its utility poles on
the pretext of impressive rental charges.
Organising an interview here today, ISPAN alleged NEA monopoly on pole charge and accused it of
producing an unfavourable environment for supplying web services
The association stated that if they were forced to disrupt internet service, the NEA would be responsible for it.
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This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com
