Such phones will no longer function after Dec 30
In a notice issued today, the authority also requested that mobile phones be registered by Dec 30.
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Telecommunication Authority has announced that the Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) will be fully operational beginning Dec 30.
In a notice issued today, the authority also requested that mobile phones be registered by Dec 30.
The authority had previously implemented MDMS as a test to track and block stolen and lost mobile sets in order to discourage the illegal import, sale, distribution, and use of mobile sets and further manage them.
According to the Customs Act of 2064, the authority has requested that mobile phones brought by Nepalis from abroad for personal use but not registered in the MDMS system or in use before last Bhadra (Aug/Sept) be declared to customs with a 15-digit number and accompanied by a notification letter from the customs office in order to update the system.
According to the rules, mobile phone sets that have not been declared in customs will not be registered after Dec30 and their operation will be prohibited, so the authority has requested that mobile phones brought for personal use be registered in MDMS only with a passport/citizenship/national identity card and a notification letter.
Even when purchasing a mobile phone within Nepal, it is possible to check whether the purchased mobile set is registered in the Nepal Telecommunication Authority’s MDMS system or not, and to proceed with the purchase only after doing so.
Furthermore, before importing mobile phones, mobile importers and sellers must obtain prior approval from the authority to sell and distribute only registered mobiles. According to the authority.
