Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Nepal's telecommunications regulator has fined 14 internet service providers Rs50,000 each for selling services in violation of its directives and approved tariffs and packages.

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority imposed the fines after inspections and investigations confirmed that the companies had breached the conditions of their operating licences, according to a press statement issued by the authority on Tuesday. The penalties were imposed under Section 47(1) of the Telecommunications Act, 1997.

The violations included ignoring the regulator's directives, failing to deliver internet services in line with approved packages, charging customers more than the authorised rates, selling packages that had not rece...