History
Companies, products and programmes that closed, were acquired or became part of the record
2020s13
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RTDF local-government broadband programme Rural broadband expansion projects financed from the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund and implemented through local governments under a cabinet decision of 11 February 2021. The regulator stopped expansion in March 2026 after more than Rs 410 million had been spent. | Programme | Discontinued | 2021–2026 | — |
C. Data Communication Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Birgunj-16, Parsa; licence granted 2 February 2020. | Service | Discontinued | 2020–2024 | — |
CG Communications (formerly STM Telecom Sanchar) Rural telecom licensee (licence RTS-EDR-01, granted 21 November 2003 to STM Telecom Sanchar Pvt. Ltd.) whose licence NTA formally confirmed as revoked, effective 2 January 2024, after a missed renewal deadline. | Service | Discontinued | 2003–2024 | — |
Life Net Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Birendranagar-6, Surkhet; licence acquired 16 September 2019. | Service | Discontinued | 2019–2024 | — |
MyFi Internet Service (Regmi Media) Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Run by Regmi Media Inc., Bhairahawa; licence obtained 9 October 2014. | Service | Discontinued | 2014–2024 | — |
Sastodeal Nepali e-commerce marketplace that went offline after financial and commercial difficulties; IME Group bought a majority of shares in July 2024 with a stated plan to rebrand and relaunch it. | Platform | Acquired | 2011–2024 | IME Group |
Chitwan Network Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Licence issued 28 November 2018 and expired 28 November 2023. | Service | Discontinued | 2018–2023 | — |
Max Net Solutions Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Licence issued 22 November 2018 and expired 22 November 2023. | Service | Discontinued | 2018–2023 | — |
Tootle (original operator and app) Ride-sharing app launched in January 2017. After a hiatus, in September 2023 Zapp Today relaunched the Tootle brand with a new app under new management. | Platform | Dormant | 2017–2023 | Tootle by Zapp (Zapp Today / Zapp Services) |
UTL CDMA fixed-wireless telephone service Basic telephony service of United Telecom Limited using CDMA wireless-local-loop technology with limited mobility. UTL held a CDMA WLL licence from 2002 and was among operators whose licence the NTA annulled in December 2023. | Service | Closed | 2002–2023 | — |
Sajhadeal.com Online marketplace founded in 2017 by four entrepreneurs; relaunched in August 2022 as Saajha Online Shopping under a board led by chartered accountants, with a new website saajha.com.np. | Platform | Rebranded | 2017–2022 | Saajha Online Shopping |
Prabhu TV Wireless digital terrestrial TV service (DVB-T2) of Prabhu Group, launched 17 June 2018 and later also offering fibre internet. Merged into DishHome in 2021; TV and internet are served under the DishHome brand. | Service | Merged | 2018–2021 | Dish Media Network |
iflix in Nepal (Ncell) Video streaming service offered to Nepali users through Ncell from 2017, including free access for some Ncell data users. Ncell stopped providing it from 6 June 2020 without giving a reason; iflix continued in other countries. | Service | Discontinued | 2017–2020 | — |
2010s12
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nepal Satellite (Hello Nepal) Rural telecom service provider operating under the brand Hello Nepal, licensed in February 2018; NTA revoked its licence on 19 August 2019 after it failed to clear about Rs 800 million in dues. | Service | Discontinued | 2018–2019 | — |
BhatBhateniOnline.com Online shopping portal acquired by F1Soft International, owner of eSewa, in June 2018 and rebranded and operated as eSewaPasal.com to tie it to the eSewa brand. | Platform | Rebranded | –2018 | eSewaPasal.com (F1Soft International / eSewa) |
Kaymu Nepal Open online marketplace in Nepal operating as Kaymu; renamed Daraz in July 2017 with new logo, name, apps and domain (daraz.com.np). The kaymu.com.np domain was retired. | Platform | Rebranded | –2017 | Daraz Nepal |
Ncell Facebook Free Ncell offer giving customers free text-based access to Facebook, introduced on 15 February 2017. Ncell ended it by SMS notice effective 2 May 2017 after criticism that it breached net neutrality; free Twitter and Wikipedia offers had been closed earlier. | Service | Discontinued | 2017 | — |
Harilo Reshipping/e-commerce website that let people in Nepal buy goods from US retailers and have them delivered to Nepal. It stopped taking orders in August 2016 and, per TechLekh's August 2017 update, had not resumed. | Platform | Closed | –2016 | — |
Mandabi Multipurpose Society Development Centre Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Daman, Hetauda. | Service | Discontinued | –2013 | — |
Pratidhwani Media Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Liwang, Rolpa. | Service | Discontinued | –2013 | — |
Samajik Nyayakalagi Sanchar Abhiyan Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Arghakhanchi. | Service | Discontinued | –2013 | — |
Surfin Internet service provider whose operating licence was scrapped by NTA in April 2012; it was found operating an illegal VoIP call-bypass service and had lent its licence to another company, Airwave. | Service | Discontinued | –2012 | — |
Dish Nepal One of two DTH providers (with Home TV) whose merger in 2010 created the DishHome direct-to-home TV service operated by Dish Media Network Ltd. | Service | Merged | –2010 | Dish Media Network |
Home TV One of two DTH providers (with Dish Nepal) whose merger in 2010 created the DishHome direct-to-home TV service operated by Dish Media Network Ltd. | Service | Merged | –2010 | Dish Media Network |
Mero Mobile Consumer mobile brand of Spice Nepal, described as Nepal's first private mobile operator, launched in 2005. After TeliaSonera took a majority stake (2008) the brand was changed to Ncell in March 2010 and Mero Mobile was retired. | Service | Rebranded | 2005–2010 | Ncell |
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| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Askina Cable Network Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Galkot Link Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Hamro Net TV Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Himalayan Gorkha Net Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Mega Cable Net Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Nepal Telecom CDMA service (Sky Phone / C-Phone) CDMA fixed-wireless and mobile service of Nepal Telecom, sold under the Sky Phone and C-Phone brands. Nepal Telecom later switched off its CDMA base stations nationwide and began returning the 850 MHz spectrum to the regulator. | Service | Discontinued | 2006– |
Nepal Telecom WiMAX broadband Wireless broadband service run by Nepal Telecom in a 30 MHz slice of the 2300 MHz band, available only in a few hilly areas. Nepal Telecom moved existing users to 4G with a 4G router and considered handing the spectrum back to the regulator. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Reliant Techno Networking Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |
Surkhet Cable Net Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023. | Service | Discontinued | — |