WorldLink, Vianet, and Subisu Withdraw Cheaper Internet Packages

Last Updated on October 6, 2026

Nepal’s major internet service providers such as WorldLink, Vianet, and Subisu have withdrawn cheaper, lower-speed internet packages. Now, customers looking for a new connection or renewing an existing low-speed plan may have to pay more for a faster package.

Recently, ISPAN announced that Top ISPs will stop offering low-speed packages from October 05 onwards, citing operating challenges. The trend seems to have begun with the major ISPs. The decision affects packages below 50 Mbps. However, the decision has allowed the companies to streamline their services with high-speed 3-digit packages.

ISPs including WorldLink withdraw cheap internet packages

WorldLink has moved away from low-speed packages, although its entry-level broadband offering was already around the 50 Mbps level.

On its website, WorldLink is promoting high-speed packages for longer validity only. It lists 200 Mbps, 400 Mbps, 500 Mbps, and 600 Mbps plans on its website.

According to the updated website, the ISP’s 200 Mbps plan is available for three months at Rs 4,248. For six months, it’s priced at Rs 8,323, and for a year, it’s 14,894. The 400 Mbps plan is available at Rs 4,646, Rs 9,080, and Rs 16,248 for three months, six months, and a year, respectively.

Likewise, the 500 Mbps plan comes in at Rs 4,867 and Rs 17,168 for three months and one year. The flagship plan, 600 Mbps, is priced at Rs 10,593 for six months and Rs 20,000 for a yearly package. 

As a result, customers who previously looked for cheaper broadband based on lower speed will have fewer options among major private ISPs.

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Vianet, Subisu discontinue lower-speed plans

Vianet has also turned its focus on high-speed packages. Now, the company is providing a 200 Mbps plan at Rs 4,800 for three months, while it’s Rs 16,830 for a year. The 400 Mbps plan comes in at Rs 5,250 for three months and Rs 18,360 for a year. The flagship 600 Mbps plan is priced at Rs 6,500 for three months and Rs 22,950 for a year.

As you can see, there are no monthly and six-month plans, just three-month and yearly plans.

Subisu has also placed three packages on offer on its website. These include 200 Mbps, 450 Mbps, and 650 Mbps plans. The 200 Mbps plan costs Rs 9,190 for three months, while it’s Rs 10,540 and Rs 11,440 for the 450 Mbps and 650 Mbps plans. For six months, the 200 Mbps, 450 Mbps, and 650 Mbps plans cost Rs 13,230, Rs 15,795, and Rs 17,505, respectively.

Similarly, the 200 Mbps, 450 Mbps, and 650 Mbps packages cost Rs 20,090, Rs 24,680, and Rs 27,740, respectively.

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Why are ISPs removing cheap packages?

ISPAN has attributed the decision to discontinue low-speed packages to rising operating costs. Internet service providers have pointed to higher inflation, fuel prices, fiber costs, and increasing prices of network equipment and electronic components.

ISPAN has also argued that low-speed connections are increasingly unsuitable for homes where multiple smartphones, computers, televisions and other devices are connected to the same network.

Effect of the end to low-speed cheap internet for customers

The removal of low-speed packages effectively increases the minimum cost of broadband for many customers. For households with small family numbers and limited devices, it comes as a disadvantage.

It’s an amazing achievement for Nepal’s broadband landscape that fixed-line internet speed has only increased in recent years. It’s likely to be so with the presence of high-speed packages now. However, in terms of cost, the pockets will get lighter for the customers.

Previously, users could choose packages in the 20–40 Mbps range at relatively affordable prices. With 50 Mbps becoming the minimum speed offered by many providers, customers on these plans will have to upgrade when their current subscription expires. Coming from personal experience, ISPs are not eager to continue 2-digit packages either. So, the focus is clear. The companies want customers to subscribe to high-speed packages.

Of course, the decision has its good and bad. With high-speed packages only, the internet experience will improve. The average speed also increases. However, for families whose internet activities require conservative speeds, the decision comes as bemusing.

Especially for those living in rented accommodation, or students, small businesses, and low-income families, the impact would be more obvious.

Nepal Telecom has a different approach!

But the curious case of things is Nepal Telecom (NTC). The state-backed telco doesn’t seem to follow the same approach. Its entry-level speed of 50 Mbps NT Fiber is available, and the current situation might swing in its favour. We will have another dedicated post on this matter very soon.

The latest move from Nepal’s ISPs marks a new shift in Nepal’s broadband market, where ISPs are increasingly focusing on higher-speed packages rather than competing through low-cost entry-level internet plans. Time will tell how the situation unfolds. But it seems obvious for now that most small-family households, students, and low-income groups will be at a disadvantage.

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