Kathmandu- WorldLink, Nepal’s largest internet service provider, has been using proxy company to sidestep competition and protect its market share.

As new ISPs entered the market with lower prices, WorldLink set up separate company like 'WiFi Nepal' to offer cheaper services. Though legally separate company, Wifi Nepal uses WorldLink’s infrastructure and operate in close coordination.

Their main goal is to hold onto customers in low-price and newly expanded areas without lowering WorldLink’s own rates.

Despite these clear links, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has not taken action, citing the lack of legal ties.

NTA Chairman Bhupendra Bhandari said the authority would ask the relevant department to investigate. 'We need to understand the situation before commenting,' he said.

WorldLink, which holds a 31 percent  market share among 20 major ISPs, adopted this strategy as competition grew. 

Meanwhile, Wordlink is also being investigated for allegedly over-invoicing international bandwidth purchases and using layered billing to move capital abroad.