Last Updated on May 14, 2026
Summary✨
- New pulse rate: 60 seconds per pulse
- Effective date: Jestha 1, 2083 BS
- Countries covered: 58 international destinations
- Access codes: 00 / 1424 / 1425 / 1445
- Approval: Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), decision dated 2082/11/01
Nepal Telecom (Ntc) has officially revised the pulse duration of international outgoing calls to 60 seconds for phone and mobile subscribers calling 58 countries. Announced on May 14, the tariff revision comes into effect from Jestha 1, 2083 (May 15, 2026). The new charge will apply to all Nepal Telecom telephone and mobile users making international call via access codes 00, 1424, 1425, and 1445.
NTC has decided to implement the new pulse rate, as per the NTA decision dated 2082/11/01 which is based on Section 42 of the Telecommunications Act 2053.
Pulse Duration is the billing interval to charge a call. The pulse duration also determines the frequency of billing in a particular call and the charge for lesser duration calls.
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How to make international calls from Nepal Telecom?
To place an international outgoing call, NT subscribers must dial:
- Access Code (00 / 1424 / 1425 / 1445) + Country Code + Subscriber Number
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Full list of 58 countries with the new 60-second pulse rate
Here are the countries to implement the 60 second pulse duration.
Anguilla, Algeria, American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Benin, Brazil, Brunei, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Diego Garcia, East Timor, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar.
Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Nepal Telecom operates multiple international access codes to route outgoing traffic through different international gateways and partner carriers.
The pulse rate/duration of local calls in Nepal Telecom is 10 seconds.
FAQs
The international call pulse rate for Nepal Telecom is 60 seconds, effective from Jestha 1, 2083.
New pulse rate is being applied to 58 countries.
NT subscribers can use 00, 1424, 1425, or 1445 for international calls.
Yes, it applies to both NT mobile and landline phone subscribers.
