Editing Nepal (section)

===Communication===
According to the [[Nepal Telecommunications Authority|Nepal Telecommunication Authority]] MIS August 2019 report, voice telephony subscription rate was at 2.70% of total population for fixed phones and 138.59% for mobile; 98% of all voice telephony was through mobile phones.<ref name=ntams>{{cite report|title=Nepal Telecommunications Authority MIS Report Shrawan, 2076|publisher=Nepal Telecommunications Authority|date=August 2019|url=https://nta.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/MIS-2076-Shrawan.pdf|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115130612/https://nta.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/MIS-2076-Shrawan.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Similarly, while an estimated 14.52% had access to fixed broadband, an additional 52.71% were accessing the internet using their mobile data subscriptions; almost 15&nbsp;million of them with 3G or better.<ref name=ntams/> The mobile voice telephony and broadband market was dominated by two telecommunications companies, the state-owned [[Nepal Telecom]] (55%) and the private multinational, [[Ncell]] (40%).<ref name=ntams/> Of the 21% market share enjoyed by fixed broadband, around 25% was again shared by Nepal Telecom, with the rest going to the private Internet Service Providers.<ref name=ntams/> Although there is high disparity in penetration rate between the rural and urban areas, mobile service has reached 75 districts of the country covering 90% of land area, and broadband access is expected to reach 90% of the population by 2020.<ref name="World Factbook"/>