Decree No. 25/2011/NĐ-CP: Regulations on providing public-utility telecommunication services in Vietnam

According to the Decree No. 25/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, providing public-utility telecommunication services is prescribed as follows:

1. Principles for providing public-utility telecommunication services

Developing telecommunication technical infrastructure, widely providing telecommunication throughout the nation, in which priority is for remote areas, border and island areas, and particularly difficult areas where telecommunication enterprises can not afford an effective business under market mechanisms;

Ensuring the right to equal and reasonable access for all people, and from time to time, the State shall set forth preferential policy to provide or support terminals and public-utility telecommunication services to poor households, near-poor households, families under preferential treatment policy and subjects under other special policy;

Supporting the development of telecommunication technical infrastructure, terminals and providing public-utility telecommunication services is done by enterprises that provide public-utility telecommunication services, terminal-producing enterprises or directly to users of telecommunication services.

2. Vietnam Public-Utility Telecommunication Service Fund is a State financial organization under the Ministry of Information and Communications, which operates upon not-for-profit basis to support the implementation of policies of the State over the public-utility telecommunications throughout the country.

The Ministry of Information and Communication shall lead and coordinate with related ministries or sectors compose regulations on functions, responsibilities, organizational structure and operation of Vietnam Public-Utility Telecommunication Service Fund and submit the same to the Primer Minister for a relevant decision.

3. Contribution level to Vietnam Public-Utility Telecommunication Service Fund for telecommunication services must use a maximal detraction from revenue not exceeding 5% of those sales of telecommunication services. Contributions to the Vietnam Public-Utility Telecommunication Service Fund are accounted for and included in business expenses of the enterprises.

Depending on each period, the Prime Minister shall specify the list of telecom services requiring detraction from revenue to pay to Vietnam Public-Utility Telecommunication Service Fund and the contribution rate for each service in the List.

View more details at the Decree No. 25/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from June 11, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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