Great news for those fond of having internet on the go, without having to pay a single rupee! Nepal Telecom (NT) will be providing free WI-FI internet service in the capital as well as in various places across the country for almost three months.

NT will be installing ‘hotspot’ in various places around the Valley as part of the first level of their project under corporate social responsibility. It has already started providing such service in venues such as Tribhuvan International Airport, Bir Hospital, and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital of Maharajgunj. Next in line is Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre.

The telecom network aims to install such wifi hotspots in approximately 500 areas across the country. It targets places where there is more hustle and bustle. NT intends to provide services mainly for hospitals, restaurants, airports, shopping malls, tourist spots and bus stops among others.