What is the expected level of support for the provision and use of public telecommunications services in Vietnam in the near future? What is the service support level?
- What is the public utility telecommunications service in Vietnam?
- Who applies the level of support for providing and using public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam?
- Supporting principles of the Program for the provision and use of public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam
- Support level for compulsory telecommunications services and universal telecommunications services
What is the public utility telecommunications service in Vietnam?
Public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam include universal telecommunications services and compulsory telecommunications services.
Universal telecommunications service means a telecommunications service provided to all people; according to the list, conditions, quality and freight rates prescribed by the State.
Compulsory telecommunications service means a provided telecommunications service; required by the State to secure communication in case of emergency.
The purpose of public-utility telecommunications services is to make telecommunications services universally available throughout the country; and everyone has equal access.
What is the expected level of support for the provision and use of public telecommunications services in Vietnam in the near future? What is the service support level?
Who applies the level of support for providing and using public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam?
According to Article 2 of the Draft Circular stipulating the level of support for the provision and use of public-utility telecommunications services (2nd Draft), including:
- The Ministry of Information and Communications and relevant agencies and organizations at the central and local levels in the management and implementation of the Program.
- Enterprises providing public telecommunications services.
- Agencies, organizations and individuals using public-utility telecommunications services (hereinafter collectively referred to as users of public-utility telecommunications services).
Thus, if you are a user of public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam, you will be applied the level of support for providing and using public-utility telecommunications services.
Supporting principles of the Program for the provision and use of public-utility telecommunications services in Vietnam
According to Article 3 of the Draft Circular stipulating the level of support for the provision and use of public-utility telecommunications services (2nd Draft), the principles of support are as follows:
- For enterprises providing public-utility telecommunications services
+ Partial support of service provision costs for disadvantaged areas to be provided with universal telecommunications services;
+ Distinguishing support levels by geographical area, suitable to conditions of infrastructure development, maintenance of service supply networks and development of telecommunications market.
- For service user support
+ Priority is given to poor and near-poor households (according to the Government's regulations on multi-dimensional poverty line for the period of 2021 - 2025) and at the same time having a member of the household who is receiving a monthly 'subsidy' according to the Ordinance on Incentives for People. 02/2020/UBTVQH14 dated December 9, 2020 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly wishing to use public telecommunications services.
Accordingly, your family belonging to a needy household will be prioritized for support to use public telecommunications services in Vietnam.
Support level for compulsory telecommunications services and universal telecommunications services
According to Appendix 2 to the Draft Circular stipulating the level of support for the provision and use of public-utility telecommunications services (Draft 2) as follows:
numerical order | Service | Unit | Support level |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Compulsory telecommunications service |
| 100% service cost |
2 | Universal telecommunications service |
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2.1 | Terrestrial mobile telecommunications services for poor and near-poor households |
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2.1.1 | Poor households, near-poor households and have members of their households who are receiving a monthly allowance under the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Service to the Revolution | VND/household/month | 70.000 |
2.1.2 | Other poor and near-poor households | VND/household/month | 60.000 |
2.2 | Fixed-land broadband Internet access service for poor and near-poor households in communes with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; Island communes, island districts and difficult-to-reach areas are entitled to universalize telecommunications services. |
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2.2.1 | Poor households, near-poor households and have members of their households who are receiving a monthly allowance under the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Service to the Revolution | VND/household/month | 100.000 |
2.2.2 | Other poor and near-poor households | VND/household/month | 90.000 |
3 | Fixed broadband Internet access services at preschools, general education institutions, commune health stations, and information technology application points for ethnic minorities in communes with limited access to Internet services. extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; island commune, island district |
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3.1 | For preschool educational institutions, commune health stations | VND/unit/month | 150.000 |
3.2 | For elementary schools, junior high schools VND/unit/month | VND/unit/month | 200.000 |
3.3 | For high schools and information technology application points serving ethnic minorities | VND/unit/month | 250.000 |
4 | Maritime mobile telecommunications service for fishermen at sea through the coastal radio system | VND/unit/month | 50.000 |
Thus, if your family is a near-poor household, depending on each specific case, the support level will fluctuate according to each level specified in the table above.
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