What are grounds for post and telecommunications service charges determination in Vietnam?

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Pursuant to Subsection 2, Section II of the Circular 07/2007/TT-NHNN guiding the implementation of regulations on the management of post and telecommunications service charges issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication, the grounds for post and telecommunications service charges determination in Vietnam are as follows:

2.1. Grounds for determination of charges applicable to users

a/ The States socio-economic development policies and post and telecommunications development objectives in each period; the observance of state regulations on charge management and conformity with international agreements which Vietnam has signed or acceded to.

b/ Production costs, supply-demand relations on the market and charge rates of similar services in countries in the region and world.

c/ To gradually reduce then eliminate charge rate cross-subsidy among different services. To gradually adjust charge rates of services which are currently lower than production costs so as to ensure business efficiency of post and telecommunications enterprises in the context of competition and international economic integration.

2.2. Grounds for determination of charges among enterprises

a/ The charge rates for interconnection among telecommunications enterprises are set on the basis of:

- Expanses for interconnection.

- Nondiscrimination among services and telecommunications enterprises (including member enterprises).

- The rational separation based on network components or service stages.

- Compatibility with interconnection charge rates of other countries in the region and world.

- Policies on development of the telecommunications market in each period. The States policies on enterprises contributions to public telecommunications services and incentives for enterprises to participate in the market though interconnection charge rates.

- In case the interconnection charge rates include contributions for public telecommunications services, these contribution levels must be prescribed in a transparent manner so as to ensure equality among enterprises.

b/ The charge rates for international payment are set on the basis of direct agreements between enterprises providing international post and telecommunications services and foreign post and telecommunications enterprises or according to regulations of international organizations which Vietnam has joined on the basis of assurance of sovereignty, national interests and interests of service users and enterprises.

c/ Charges rates for the services of channel leasing, portal leasing, common use of infrastructure and re-sale of services among telecommunications enterprises are set on the basis of boosting fair competition and encouraging new enterprises to participate in the market.

Above are grounds for post and telecommunications service charges determination in Vietnam. Please refer to the Circular 07/2007/TT-NHNN for more details.

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