KATHMANDU, Dec 9: An agreement has been reached for the first time between Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-owned telecommunication service provider and China Telecom Global Limited (CTG) to deliver IP service in Nepal through the terrestrial cable route linking Nepal and China via Rasuwa-Jilong gateway.
PBL, NCCPL sign agreement for digital signature

Following this, Nepal can now purchase internet bandwidth from Chinese companies. Earlier, Nepal has only been purchasing internet bandwidth from Indian firms.