The Nepal government is implementing the mobile device management system (MDMS) with the aim of curbing the illegal import of mobile phone sets from today.
With the MDMS in place, the mobile phone sets which have not been registered in the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) will not operate.
According to the NTA, around 800 to 1,000 mobile phone sets which are currently in operation will be blocked in the first phase.
The NTA has said it will lock the networks of some mobile sets which are not registered as part of implementation of the MDMS.
The MDMS which was piloted on September 17, 2022 is being implemented from today, said Purusottam Khanal, the chairman of the NTA.
It is estimated that there are around 10,000 mobile sets are not registered in the MDMS. Khanal said networks of around 800 to 1,000 mobile sets will be blocked on a daily basis from today onwards.
