Nepal gets Internet connection from China
Nepal Telecom announced that Nepal is now receiving optical fibre connectivity from China. This project ends country’s dependence on the Indian monopoly for Internet bandwidth. The construction works were delayed several times due to an avalanche and other problems connected with operations in high altitudes and mountainous terrain. It is yet unknown whether the new Internet connection will be without restrictions that are imposed on the Internet by Chinese government in its own country.
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