KATHMANDU: Nepal Telecom, a state-owned telecommunication service provider in Nepal, has 50,000 more subscribers than that of Ncell.

Ncell, a privately owned telecom company,  has lost its customers after it was dragged into controversy over tax issues.

According to a Management Information System (MIS) report unveiled by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), a telecommunications regulatory body,   Nepal Telecom leads Ncell with a wide margin, with over 39.9 million clients taking various telecom-related services.

The customers of fixed telephone and sim-cards under Nepal Telecom have crossed 40 million.