Source: World Food Programme, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster
Country: Nepal
Highlights
• The ETC is providing internet connectivity in 17 sites across three common operating areas in Nepal– Gorkha, Chautara and Charikot – as well as in the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu.
• The transition plan has been presented to partners, users and ETC co-lead Ministry of Information & Communication (MoIC) and WFP. ETC plans to transition services starting end of September.
• ETC services have started to be decommissioned in locations where partners no longer have ICT requirements.
• More than 1,550 humanitarians have registered to use ETC services since the beginning of the operation.
• The second ETC survey in Nepal shows a 93.5% of satisfaction level from the 107 users that responded.