Shutting down the mobile phone and the downfall of Nepalese society, economy and politics

On 1 February 2005, the Kingdom of Nepal cut off all public telecommunication links to the outside world. According to the king, the shutdown in communications was to enable security operations against the Maoist insurgents. Landline and Internet services were restored gradually over the following w...

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Main Authors: Ang, Peng Hwa, Tekwani, Shyam, Wang, Guozhen
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105954
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17926
http://dx.doi.org/10.5509/2012853547
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English