What are the conditions for granting License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam? What is the application?
- What are the conditions for granting License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam?
- How long is the duration of the License for Provision of Subscription Services in Vietnam?
- What is the latest application form for License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam in 2023?
What are the conditions for granting License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 12 of Decree 06/2016/ND-CP as follows:
Grant of Licenses for Provision of Paid Radio and Television Services
1. Criteria for being granted the License for Provision of Paid Radio and Television Services (hereinafter referred to as “License for Provision of Subscription Service”) shall be specified as follows:
a) Be Vietnamese enterprises.
Foreign-invested enterprises wishing to obtain such License shall have their policies adopted by the Prime Minister;
b) Have plans for provision of subscription services according to the development of radio and television services, planning on transmission and broadcasting, and other planning in the fields of broadcasting and electronic information;
c) Have a License for Establishment of Telecommunications Network or leasing agreement on telecommunications networks that satisfy technical requirements for transmission and broadcasting to their subscribers (for services specified in points a, b, c and Article, clause 1, Article 4 hereof; have a verified domain “.vn” or defined URL ( for services specified in point dd, clause 1, Article 4 hereof);
d) Have the following plans: plans for personnel arrangement, investments in technical equipment; forecast and analysis television service markets; business plans and service charges, estimates of investments and operating cost for at least the first 02 years; proofs of charter capital or the equivalent;
dd) Have plans for establishment of transceiver stations of all Vietnamese and foreign channels, except for channels specified in the list of channels serving essential political propagation of provinces: including plans for engineering design for signal processing systems, Ethernet transmission equipment, subscriber service controllers and content protectors;
e) Apply state-of-the-art technologies which are conformable with the State’s regulations on technical regulations and standards to ensure service quality and information security; plans for handling technical errors to ensure the continuity of the services and subscribers’ benefits;
g) Compile a list of expected Vietnamese channels (excluding those specified in clause 4, article 13 hereof), and foreign channels, on-demand programs and value-added content that are expected to be broadcast via paid radio and television channel (hereinafter referred to as “subscription service”) enclosed with the written consent of their content provider;
h) Obtain an agreement on locations of receivers of channels in accordance with point c, clause 1, Article 14 hereof.
Thus, to be granted a License for Provision of Paid Radio and Television Services, it is necessary to meet the above conditions.
What are the conditions for granting License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam? What is the application?
How long is the duration of the License for Provision of Subscription Services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 12 of Decree 06/2016/ND-CP as follows:
Grant of Licenses for Provision of Paid Radio and Television Services
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Duration of the License for Provision of Subscription Services:
a) A License for Provision of Subscription Services shall be valid up to 10 years from the date of issue but not exceeding the effective period specified in the License for Establishment of Telecommunications Network or leasing agreement on telecommunications networks (for services specified in points a, b, c, Article clause 1, article 4 hereof); a copy of Certificate of registration of “.vn” domain or defined URL (for services specified in point dd, clause 1, Article 4 hereof);
b) If the licensed subscription service provider does not start providing subscription services after 01 years from the effective date of the license, the license shall be null and void. The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications shall be responsible for the issuance of Decision on withdrawal of such License;
If such subscription service provider wishes to keep providing subscription services, he/she shall follow the procedure for grant of the license as specified in clause 2 and 3 of this Article.
Accordingly, a License for Provision of Subscription Services shall be valid up to 10 years from the date of issue
But not exceeding the effective period specified in the License for Establishment of Telecommunications Network or leasing agreement on telecommunications networks:
- Terrestrial television service
- Cable television service
- Satellite television services
A copy of Certificate of registration of “.vn” domain or defined URL for mobile television service which is a type of radio and television services in which broadcasting signal is transmitted by broadcasting infrastructures of mobile terrestrial television, mobile satellite and mobile terrestrial telecommunications networks to users.
What is the latest application form for License for provision of paid radio and television services in Vietnam in 2023?
Pursuant to the provisions in Form No. 1 issued together with Circular 05/2023/TT-BTTTT stipulating the application form for License for provision of paid radio and television services has the following form:
Download the latest application form for License for provision of paid radio and television services in 2023 here
Circular 05/2023/TT-BTTTT will take effect from 15/8/2023
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