Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Nepal Telecommunications Authority (; NTA) is the telecommunications regulatory body of Nepal. It is an autonomous body established on Feb 1998 in accordance with Telecommunications Act, 1997 and Telecommunications Regulation, 1998. The NTA is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wireless, cellular, satellite and cable) of Nepal. The then Government of Nepal's on 25 December 1995 (2052/09/10 BS) decided to welcome private sector into the telecommunication sector in the country. This decision of the cabinet was meant to be a liberalization policy in the ICT for development. The mission of NTA is to create the  optimum conditions for the development of telecommunications sector in Nepal by serving the public interest in terms of quality, choice and value for money; healthy competition among service providers and the nation in its drive for socio-economic advancement through efficient private sector participation. NTA today publicize the MIS (Management Information System) Report periodically, usually monthly, as a process to inform citizen of the telecom statistics in the country. NTA published a Cross Holding Study report that suggested all telecom companies in Nepal to go public limited company (PLC). While this decision of January 2014 has welcomed more foreign investment  in the telecom sector in the country, it has also promulgated more laws and regulations of the same. Its objective is to create a favorable and competitive environment for the development, expansion and operation of telecommunications services with the private sector participation in Nepal. Its aims are: To meet the objectives, NTA has been actively performing the following functions: