Nepal Telecom (NTC) has implemented A La Carte in its IPTV service called NT TV with new price structures. This facility allows subscribers to choose TV channels under their subscription as they desire and pay only for them.
Ntc’s A La Carte on NT TV, running as part of its VAS service follows the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology’s (MoCIT) national issuance on all the TV service providers to introduce the pick and pay system. This started the A ‘La Carte TV system in Nepal making basic TV package more affordable to TV viewers. Likewise, NT TV for its part has introduced two different packages in terms of the subscription duration. Therefore, customers can buy either a monthly NT TV package or a quarterly package choosing channels from categories such as news, sports, movies, infotainment, etc.
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Nepal Telecom introduces NT TV A La Carte packages
Nepal Telecom includes a total of 9 bouquet TV packs in its La Carte subscriptions. You can choose packages that suit your demands and needs for TV consumption. There are Star Bouquet, Sony Bouquet, Zee Bouquet, Discovery Bouquet, BBC Bouquet, etc. to choose from under the Monthly and quarterly subscriptions. Each bouquet comes with a set of TV channels. So, the prices are different accordingly depending on the number of channels and their demands.
Nepal Telecom has introduced A La Carte TV packages for its IPTV (NT TV) customers enalbing them to only pick and pay for the TV channels they wish to
For e.g., the Star Bouquet costs Rs 65 on the monthly package and Rs 195 on the quarterly package. Likewise, the Zee Bouquet comes for Rs 25 monthly and Rs 75 in quarterly purchases. The Discovery and BBC Bouquets respectively cost Rs 20 and Rs 2 and Rs 60 and Rs 6 for monthly and quarterly packages. According to the list provided by Ntc, the Super Bouquet Pack costs the highest which is Rs 175 in the monthly purchases and Rs 525 in the quarterly purchases.
| Monthly package | Quarterly Package | ||||
| SN | Package Name | Price (NRS) | SN | Package name | Price (NRS) |
| 1 | Monthly Star Bouquet | 65 | 1 | Quarterly Star Bouquet | 195 |
| 2 | Monthly Sony Bouquet Pack | 65 | 2 | Quarterly Sony Bouquet Pack | 195 |
| 3 | Monthly Zee Bouquet | 25 | 3 | Quarterly Zee Bouquet | 75 |
| 4 | Monthly India Cast Bouquet Pack | 25 | 4 | Quarterly India Cast Bouquet Pack | 75 |
| 5 | Monthly Home Box Bouquet Pack | 15 | 5 | Quarterly Home Box Bouquet Pack | 45 |
| 6 | Monthly Bennet Bouquet | 3 | 6 | Quarterly Bennet Bouquet | 9 |
| 7 | Monthly Discovery Bouquet | 20 | 7 | Quarterly Discovery Bouquet | 60 |
| 8 | Monthly BBC Bouquet | 2 | 8 | Quarterly BBC Bouquet | 6 |
| 9 | Monthly Super Bouquet Pack | 175 | 9 | Quarterly Super Bouquet Pack | 525 |
Cost for Premium Package subscribers
Ntc has also announced an offer for NT TV subscribers who purchase a premium package for a year. Under this offer, for customers who buy a yearly Premium NT TV Package in the first three months of subscription, the NT TV premium package comes for Rs 360 per month.
So, when purchasing the annual package, a 50 Mbps Ntc FTTH fiber internet package comes at Rs 10,999 or at Rs 12,000 with a set-top-box (STB) which also brings 600 MB mobile data per day. Similarly, a 100 Mbps package comes at Rs 14,999 with an STB including 800 MB of mobile data per day. The 150 Mbps and 200 Mbps packages come for Rs 16,499 and Rs 19,999 respectively with 900 MB and 1000 MB of mobile data every day.
| S.N. | FTTH Package | Total Package Tariff (Renewal) Rs. | Total Package Tariff with STB (One Time) Rs. | Free Mobile Data Per Day (Max.) |
| 1. | 50 Mbps | 10999 | 12000 | 600 MB |
| 2. | 100 Mbps | 13999 | 14999 | 800 MB |
| 3. | 150 Mbps | 15999 | 16499 | 900 MB |
| 4. | 200 Mbps | 18999 | 19999 | 1000 MB |
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Benefits
The pick and pay system in NT TV allows customers to only choose the TV channels they want. The system simplifies TV channels for viewers to choose from. So, it is now possible to only select channels one wants on their TVs. Prior to this, NT TV brought channels from all different categories and whether you wanted or not, they featured in the subscription. But now, you can buy different bouquets of TV channels and pay for them.
One benefit is that your TV subscription becomes more affordable. Second, your channel list becomes more compact and “clean”. Below, you learn how you can get A La Carte NT TV packages.
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How to buy NT TV A La Carte packges?
To buy an NT TV A La Carte TV basic or premium package, you need to visit your nearest Nepal Telecom counter. In case you only need to add bouquet packages to your existing basic package, then you can add new TV bouquets from NT TV’s Menu and follow the prompts.
The company believes that the customers will benefit from the A La Carte NT TV system as they can purchase packages according to their preferences and pay only for them.
