The state-owned Nepal Telecom (NT) has suspended operation of recently launched Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based telephone service citing security reasons.

The NT officials said that the service had been stopped in view of the security situation in the country on the day of municipal elections.

They said that the service might be resumed from Thursday.

NT said it has already distributed 1,000 lines of telephones over the last four days. The company plans to distribute over one million wireless local lines across the country.

The Supreme Court had allowed NT to install the CDMA system to distribute telephone service based on Wireless Local Loop (WLL) technology on January 23.

According to NT, around 250,000 phone lines will be made available in Kathmandu, Narayani zone, Janakpur, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa, Pokhara and Dhangadhi in the first phase. Around 50,000 lines will be available in the capital alone.

The CDMA telephone service is based on the latest wireless technology. Besides, the technology is expected to make telephone network expansion cost effective and time saving, according to officials.