Comparing Data Packs - NTC vs NCELL

Two big operators in Nepal, the government owned pioneer “Nepal Telecom” and the private giant “Ncell” are having a severe competition in having bigger market share and so for the revenue. According to the trend, the data tariff reduction is imminent due to the fierce competition between the two. Currently NT holds 54 percent of the total market share in data internet whereas Ncell has just 43 percent (as of Latest NTA data). The majority of the data subscription comes from the ubiquitous GPRS. Edge and the growing 3G. Ncell has recently reduced the data tariff without packages from Rs 6 per MB to Rs 3 Per MB whereas NT stands the same at Rs 1 per MB from quite few years. Similarly Ncell has been adding whole range of data volumes and validity to suit multitude of people’s buying capacity. Though both the operators follow the same: higher the data volume, cheaper the data tariff it gets scheme, there are some significant difference in the data tariffs from the two operators. With the addition of first data pack range from Nepal Telecom, here is how we compare the data tariff between NT and Ncell.