Top Internet Service Providers in Nepal

The world is becoming digital and people are using more internet for their everyday works. No country can stay back to taste the fruits of the development of the Internet as everyone is attracted to the new possibilities that can be achieved from the uses of the internet. The number of internet users is increasing very fast.

As well as there is an increase in demand for the internet of things (IoT) in Nepal. More than 70% of people in Nepal are using the internet in Nepal according to the MIS report of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA). According to the latest report, more than 49,75,000+ people use Fixed broadband services including both wired and wireless, and the rest of the internet users use mobile broadband for the internet in Nepal.

The most numbers of the users use the internet for social media such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber, Twitter, etc, for video platforms such as YouTube, Tiktok, etc, for online games such as PUBG, Freefire, Ludo, etc and only a few use it for online payments using online payments gateways such as Esewa, Khalti, IME Pay, Prabhu Pay, ConnectIPS, etc as well as mobile banking and internet banking services.

Though, this rapid development of the internet in the last 20 years, Nepal still doesn’t have good internet service. The time has come when the speed of the internet can increase or decrease the productivity of a company or any normal individual. As per 2020 April, there are more than 39 ISPs available in Nepal, only a few are available in major cities and towns of Nepal.

With many ISPs, there are different offers and packages offered by them which has become impossible to choose the best from them. But before subscribing to any ISP we must look for the internet speed offered by them and what prices they are offering the desired speed and if they have any add-on services or not, or if it is free of cost or we have to pay additional fees for add-on services such as IPTV or VOIP or any other services that they offer. But unfortunately, no one gives add-on services for free of cost, so we must look for the cheapest and best among them.

We often only look at the cost of installation and the monthly cost for the internet service and almost forget to understand the features they provide such as after-service support, installation fees, and add-on services. So before choosing any ISPs know about their speed and price and their add-on features. Most of the ISPs only show cost excluding VAT so customers may feel they are getting services at cheaper prices and in some ISP’s add-on services like IPTV make the internet service costly and it becomes beneficial to opt-out from such add-on only use the internet service in such cases.

So here are the Top 5 ISPs of Nepal which are best at Internet speed, availability and provide services at the best value.

1. Nepal Telecom

Nepal Telecom is the oldest telecommunication and internet service provider of Nepal. Nepal Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), a fully owned government monopoly, was transformed into Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL), a general public company, from Baisakh 1, 2061. Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited is known to the general public by the brand name “Nepal Telecom” which is its registered trademark. Nepal Telecom offers various services as an Internet Service Provider at the cheapest price. So it’s the best ISP for a medium level user and those who don’t want to spend much money on the internet. Nepal Telecom is the largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) which includes ADSL service, WiMax, Cable/FTTH, and Internet Lease Line services which are subscribed by more than 11,68,000+ users in Nepal till Poush 2076 according to NTA’s MIS report.

The popular services offered by Nepal Telecom for the internet are:

• NT ADSL

NT ADSL service requires a PSTN (Landline Telephone) connection. You will need to buy an ADSL Wi-Fi router and splitter to use this service after subscribing to NT ADSL from your nearby Nepal Telecom office.

ADSL service is offered in Volume-Based and Monthly Unlimited packages. Here is the NT ADSL tariff:

ADSL VOLUME BASED TARIFF:

Data Volume	Price (Rs)	Speed	Validity
15 GB	200	Up to 5 Mbps	30 Days
25 GB	300	Up to 5 Mbps
40 GB	400	Up to 5 Mbps

ADSL UNLIMITED TARIFF:

Package	Speed up to	Price (Rs)	Validity
1 Month Unlimited	5Mbps	800	1 Month
6 Months Unlimited	5Mbps	4300	6 Months
12 Months Unlimited	5Mbps	8000	1 Year

• WiMax

WiMax service is wireless and doesn’t require a phone line. You can use this service by using USB Dongle/shuttle or CPE which can be bought from Nepal Telecom counters. The cost for CPE is from Rs 2,390 to Rs 19,110 (Exclusive of taxes) as per your plan. Here is the tariff of WiMax service provided by Nepal Telecom:

Wimax Unlimited Packages:

S.N.	Description	Data Volume (GB)	Rate Rs. (inclusive taxes)	Validity
1	WiMAX, speed up to 512 Kbps, validity one month for Private users.	Unlimited	1500	30 Days
2	WiMAX, Speed up to 512 Kbps, validity one month for Rural Municipality.	Unlimited	1000	30 Days

WiMAX Volume Based Packages (Speed up to 2Mbps)

S.N.	Package Validity	Price Rs. (Exclusive of taxes)	Data Volume (GB)
1	15 days	500	10
2	1 Month	1,000	20
3	3 Months	3,000	70
4	6 Months	6,000	175
5	1 Year	12,000	500
6	1 Year	20,000	1000
7	1 Year Corporate Pack	35,000	2300

 WiMAX Packages Bundling with USB Dongle

S.N.	Package Validity	Package Price Rs. (Exclusive of  Taxes)	Volume (GB)
1	1 Year	6,000	250

• Fiber To The Home – FTTH

Fiber To The Home – FTTH service doesn’t require a PSTN (Landline Telephone) connection for using this service however it requires a fiber optical cable. Both Broadband Internet Service and Voice service are available in a single fiber optic cable. For now, it is only available in some major cities of Nepal in limited localities but it will be available sooner in almost all places.

Nepal Telecom will themself carry out the Fiber installation, CPE installation, and configuration of FTTH service upon subscription. So far this is the best ISP of Nepal providing faster internet at the lowest price. The FTTH service also offers a combo package of the internet as well as IP based voice service (Internet Voice Calls). Soon multimedia services (Triple Play – Telephone, Internet, and Television) will also be available in FTTH service.

Here is the tariff of NT FTTH -Fiber To The Home service:

FTTH Individual User Package

Validity	8Mbps	18Mbps	35Mbps	55Mbps
1 Month	Rs 800	—	—	—
3 Months	Rs 2300	Rs 4600	Rs 5700	Rs 6300
6 Months	Rs 4300	Rs 8000	Rs 9200	Rs 10300
12 Months	Rs 8000	Rs 13800	Rs 16000	Rs 18400

FTTH COMBO Pack

Validity	Free Resource	Combo Pack 1 (NRs)	Combo Pack 2 (NRs)	Combo Pack 3 (NRs)	Combo Pack 4 (NRs)
	Voice, Data	15 Mbps (Unlimited)	25 Mbps (Unlimited)	40 Mbps (Unlimited)	60 Mbps (Unlimited)
1 Month	250 min (NT-NT)	1000	1900	2250	2450
3 Months	750 min (NT-NT)	3000	5450	6450	7050
6 Months	1500 min (NT-NT)	5500	9700	10700	11800
1 Year	3000 min (NT-NT)	10500	17200	19000	21400

2. Worldlink

Worldlink is one of the largest Internet Service Providers of Nepal and is available in 63 out of 77 districts of Nepal. It covers the 48% of Fiber Internet Market of Nepal providing service to more than 3,63,000+ customers in Nepal according to NTA’s MIS report and stands out as the second-largest ISP provider after Nepal Telecom in Nepal. Worldlink also provides IPTV service along with internet service.

They provide three different packages on the basis of internet speed of 25 Mbps, 40 Mbps, and 60 Mbps. Worldlink provides NetTv, SafeNet, GO Discount App, Time Back and WiFi Mobility services and offers on all of its packages.

For NetTv extra charges are applied. It also has a Refer offer in which a new user will get free NetTV and a set-top box whereas referral will get a month of free internet. Here is all the data packages and tariffs available at Worldlink for Internet and IPTV services:

Here we have tried to display the rates with VAT, so customers can see the actual amount that they have to pay for the purchase of these packages.

25 Mbps (1 TV)	NetTV [All TV Channels + YouTube]	Combo Price (For New User)	Combo Price (For Renewing)
1 Month		Rs. 1,550 +       13% VAT = Rs 1752/-	Rs. 1,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 1,695/-
3 Months		Rs. 4,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 5,085/-	Rs. 4,350 + 13% VAT = Rs 4,916/-
12 Months		Rs. 15,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 16,950/-	Rs. 14,400 + 13% VAT = Rs 16,272/-

 

40 Mbps (2 TVs)	NetTV [All TV Channels + YouTube]	Combo Price (For New User)	Combo Price (For Renewing)
1 Month		Rs. 1,850 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,091/-	Rs. 1,800 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,034/-
3 Months		Rs. 5,400 + 13% VAT = Rs 6,102	Rs. 5,150 + 13% VAT = Rs 5,820/-
12 Months		Rs. 17,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 19,775/-	Rs. 16,900+ 13% VAT = Rs 19,097/-

 

40 Mbps (3 TVs)	NetTV [All TV Channels + YouTube]	Combo Price (For New User)	Combo Price (For Renewing)
1 Month		Rs. 2,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,260/-	Rs. 2,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,260
3 Months		Rs. 5,800 + 13% VAT = Rs 6,554/-	Rs. 5,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 6,215/-
12 Months		Rs. 18,500+ 13% VAT = Rs 20,905/-	Rs. 18,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 20,340/-

 

60 Mbps (3 TVs)	NetTV [All TV Channels + YouTube]	Combo Price (For New User)	Combo Price (For Renewing)
1 Month		Rs. 2,700 + 13% VAT = Rs 3,051/-	Rs. 2,700 + 13% VAT = Rs 3,051/-
3 Months		Rs. 7,800 + 13% VAT = Rs 8,814/-	Rs. 7,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 8,475/-
12 Months		Rs. 26,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 29,380	Rs. 25,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 28,250

 One Time Setup Charges for NetTV

NetTv	Activation Charge	Deposit
Primary TV	Rs 1,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 1,695	Rs. 500/-
Secondary TV	Rs 2,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,260	Rs. 500/-

One Time Setup Charges for Internet

Set-Up	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
Drop Wire	Rs 500 + 13% VAT = Rs 565	Rs 500 + 13% VAT = Rs 565	Free
Fiber Router Rental	Rs 2,000 + 13% VAT = Rs 2,260	Rs 1,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 1,695	Rs 1,500 + 13% VAT = Rs 1,695
Refundable Deposit	Rs 500/- (No Tax)	Rs 500/- (No Tax)	Rs 500/- (No Tax)

3. Subisu

Subisu is another popular internet service provider serving cable internet in Nepal from 2001. It provides cable and fiber internet as well as Digital TV services. Subisu is also the first and only one Cable Internet Service Provider and the only Cable operator in Nepal to have ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) and ISO 27001:2013 (Information Security Management System) certifications.

It provides the internet service in 66 districts of Nepal and has more than 1,01,000+ customers which makes it the 3rd largest ISP of Nepal. Here we have only provided the cost of FTTH internet-only excluding the ClearTV cost. If you choose ClearTV, then internet speed is slightly lesser than normal package speed. Subisu also provides cable internet service which is less popular nowadays. The internet packages tariffs rate of Subisu FTTH are:

Note: The cost is without VAT, so add 13% VAT to get the actual amount that customers have to pay for the services.

OneTime Cost:

ONU Activation Charge	Rs. 3,710	Rs. 2,942	Rs. 2,500	Rs. 1,615
Wire Charge	Rs. 1,327	Rs. 885	Rs. 885	Rs. 885
Installation Charge	Free	Free	Free	Free

For 30Mbps FTTH Internet:

Duration	1 Month	3 Months	6 Months	12 Months
Internet	Rs. 1,158	Rs. 3,324	Rs. 6,345	Rs. 11,490
For Renewal	1 Month	3 Months + 1 Month	6 Months + 1 Month	12 Months +2 Months
Renewal Cost	Rs. 1,158	Rs. 3,540	Rs. 6,637	Rs. 11,933

For 40Mbps FTTH Internet: 

Duration	1 Month	3 Months	6 Months	12 Months
Internet	Rs. 1,358	Rs. 3,923	Rs. 7,544	Rs. 13,890
For Renewal	1 Month	3 Months + 1 Month	6 Months + 1 Month	12 Months +2 Months
Renewal Cost	Rs. 1,358	Rs. 4,140	Rs. 7,836	Rs. 14,333

For 75Mbps FTTH Internet: 

Duration	1 Month	3 Months	6 Months	12 Months
Internet	Rs. 2,058	Rs. 6,023	Rs. 11,475	Rs. 22,290
For Renewal	1 Month	3 Months + 1 Month	6 Months + 1 Month	12 Months +2 Months
Renewal Cost	Rs. 2,058	Rs. 6,240	Rs. 11,767	Rs. 22,733

 

4. Vianet

Vianet is another one of the fastest-growing internet service providers of Nepal serving since 1999 in Nepal. It is available in almost every corner of towns and cities of Nepal. FTTH internet service was first introduced by Vianet in Nepal. They provide internet as well as IPTV service. They currently provide three packages with different speeds which include 25 Mbps, 30 Mbps, 35 Mbps, 40 Mbps, and 60 Mbps internet speed. Vianet also provides an ultra boost of up to 100 Mbps internet speed for downloading and customers can also manually purchase more Ultraboost data from Vianet. They also provide a 1-month free ViaSecure service to their customers. Customers can choose the IPTV service of NetTV in which all channels are free on monthly subscriptions. Vianet is the fourth largest ISP of Nepal in terms of the number of customers who have more than 95 thousand.

Here are the tariffs of Unlimited internet provided by Vianet with different internet speed:

Note: The prices are excluding VAT, so add 13% VAT in these prices to get the actual amount that customers will have to pay.

EXTRA VALUE TV+		Price	NETTV	Ultraboost	ViaSecure
25 Mbps	1 Month	Rs 1,500	Free (All Channels)	1 GB	1st Month Free
30 Mbps	3 Months	Rs 4,500	Free (All Channels)	3 GB	1st Month Free
30 Mbps	12 Months	Rs 13,500	Free (All Channels)	15 GB	1st Month Free

 

SUPER VALUE TV+		Price	NETTV	Ultraboost	ViaSecure
35 Mbps	1 Month	Rs 1,700	Free (All Channels)	1 GB	1st Month Free
40 Mbps	3 Months	Rs 5,100	Free (All Channels)	3 GB	1st Month Free
40 Mbps	12 Months	Rs 15,300	Free (All Channels)	15 GB	1st Month Free

 

MAX VALUE TV+		Price	NETTV	Ultraboost	ViaSecure
60 Mbps	1 Month	Rs 2,200	Free (All Channels)	1 GB	1st Month Free
60 Mbps	3 Months	Rs 6,450	Free (All Channels)	3 GB	1st Month Free
60 Mbps	12 Months	Rs 19,140	Free (All Channels)	15 GB	1st Month Free

 

For Internet	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
Installation Charge	Rs 2,500	Rs 1,000	Rs 500
Fiber WiFi Device Deposit	Rs 500	Rs 500	Rs 500

 

For NET TV	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
STB Activation (Primary)	Rs 1,000	Rs 1,000	Rs 1,000
STB Deposit	Rs 500	Rs 500	Rs 500

 

	1 Month	3 Months	12 Months
Secondary NETTV Charge	Rs. 200	Rs. 600	Rs. 2,400
STB Activation	Rs 2,000	Rs 1,500	Rs 1,000
STB Deposit	Rs 500	Rs 500	Rs 500

5. Websurfer

Websurfer has been providing internet and digital services since 1999 and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company on the Quality Management System for its customers. It also has a nationwide presence and is available in more than 60 districts of Nepal.

It is one of the best internet service providers in Nepal with quality service at a cheaper price. Websurfer is best for high-speed internet as it offers 40Mbps, 50Mbps, 60 Mbps, and 80Mbps high-speed internet for gaming also along with HD TV channels.

Here are the tariffs of different fiber net packages available at Websurfer:

FiberNet 40Mbps Free SuperHD Channels

Month	Price	Installation Charge	Fiber Cable	Router SD	STB SD	Tax Included	Monthly Compare
1 Month	1299	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1299
3 Months	3556	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1185
6 Months	6500	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1083
12 Months	12000	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1000

FiberNet 50Mbps Free SuperHD Channels

Month	Price	Installation Charge	Fiber Cable	Router SD	STB SD	Tax Included	Monthly Compare
1 Month	1475	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1475
3 Months	4320	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1440
6 Months	8460	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1410
12 Months	16500	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1375

FiberNet 60Mbps Free SuperHD Channels

Month	Price	Installation Charge	Fiber Cable	Router SD	STB SD	Tax Included	Monthly Compare
1 Month	1599	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1599
3 Months	4740	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1580
6 Months	9300	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1550
12 Months	17500	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1458

Fiber GamingNet 80Mbps Free SuperHD Channels

Month	Price	Installation Charge	Fiber Cable	Router SD	STB SD	Tax Included	Monthly Compare
1 Month	1890	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1890
3 Months	5550	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1850
6 Months	10980	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1830
12 Months	21600	Free	Free	1000	1000	Yes	1800

So these are the five best ISPs of Nepal currently providing the best value for money, service, features, availability, and reliability. There are dozens of new ISPs that are providing attractive services too, so don’t forget to check whether they are available in your locality or not.