April 24, Kathmandu – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has given a 15-days deadline to the service providers to remove the unnecessary and useless wires hanging from the poles.

The city head-level decision of the metropolis has set a time to remove unnecessary and unused wires and manage them by tagging the wires that are in use. Metropolis had also sent a letter to the telephone, cable, and internet service provider offices and associations, Nepal Telecom, Ncell, Nepal Electricity Authority, and Cable Broadcasters Association regarding the matter.

Facilitation and coordination have been requested with service providers, regulatory and coordinating offices and associations, Telecommunication Authority, Kathmandu Valley Police Office which operates CCTV cameras and communication system, Department of Information and Broadcasting which allows television operation, Internet Service Provider Association Nepal (ISPAN) in the work of removing wires.

If the wires are not removed within the specified period, the metropolis will form a working group and start the work of removing the unnecessary wire, and if the beneficiary is inconvenienced by this, the service provider should take the responsibility.

The metropolis has said that a team will be formed under the leadership of the City Police Superintendent, consisting of representatives from Nepal Telecommunication Authority, Nepal Police, Ncell, Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal, and the monitoring of the work of wire removal will be coordinated by the deputy chief of the metropolis, and representatives of relevant offices and organizations .