May 2, 2005
Nepal re-starts mobile phone service
Good news. Nepali authorities have restored mobile phone services, run by state-owned Nepal Telecom, that were snapped after Gyanendra imposed the emergency on Feb. 1. [via Times of Oman]
"The king, faced with mounting international pressure to restore democracy and free politicians, bowed at the weekend and lifted the emergency but has retained all extraordinary powers he assumed on February 1.
The royal government had cut off all phones and blocked internet access when it imposed the emergency to prevent politicians from organising protests, but restored landline services after a week.
"Mobile phones have just started," a correspondent said on Monday, using his mobile phone for the first time since Feb. 1. Other users also reported their mobile phones were working. "
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-- Nepalese learn life without cell phones.
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-- Limited two-way phone service in Nepal.
-- Nepal remains cut off from the world.
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