Digital Nepal Initiative Accelerates High-Speed Optical Fiber Broadband to Remote Municipalities: 4G Connectivity Nears Universal Saturation

In a transformative digital governance leap on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) alongside state-owned Nepal Telecom announced the near-completion of the national optical fiber information superhighway under the Rural Telecommunication Development Fund (RTDF). Connecting all 753 local level municipal secretariats, high-speed fiber broadband has elevated nationwide 4G network coverage beyond 98% of the populace.