Telephone service resumes after two weeks in Jajarkot

Summary

Telephone service at Barekot in Jajarkot district resumed after repair of a damaged Nepal Telecom tower following a lightning strike. Over 10,000 users faced disruption during the two-week outage.

Key Points
  • Telephone service at Barekot in Jajarkot district was obstructed for two weeks due to lightning damage to a Nepal Telecom tower.
  • The service has now resumed after repair and maintenance.
  • More than 10,000 users were affected by the disruption, impacting daily communications.
  • Locals urged the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to expand internet service as internet users have grown to 22,000 with the new 4G tower installation.
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