11 Cases of Exemption from Radio Frequency Usage Fees

According to the provisions of Circular 265/2016/TT-BTC, the use of radio frequency is exempted in the following cases:

- Radio stations of foreign diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations' representative offices in Vietnam, and foreign high-level delegations visiting Vietnam that are eligible for diplomatic privileges and immunities.- Radio stations used directly for security and defense purposes utilizing frequencies for security and defense as specified in Article 45 of the Law on Radio Frequencies.- Radio stations serving disaster prevention and control, utilizing frequencies for disaster prevention and control communication networks.- Radio stations using emergency, safety, search, and rescue frequencies.- Radio stations directly serving search and rescue activities that are part of the search and rescue system of central and local ministries and sectors.- Radio stations of charitable organizations serving humanitarian activities.- Radio stations within private telecommunication networks serving the Communist Party and State agencies.- Radio stations on fishing vessels.- Wireless broadcasting stations managed by wards, communes, or equivalent administrative units.- Radio and television transmitters that broadcast programs serving political, essential information and propaganda tasks, broadcasting with a power of 100w or less in poor districts or districts with a high rate of poverty as prescribed by the State.- Space satellite stations are temporarily exempt from radio frequency usage fees until September 30, 2018.

See the declaration, fee, and charge payment at Circular 265/2016/TT-BTC, effective from January 1, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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