Interconnection charges in Vietnam

According to Article 7 of the Circular No. 07/2015/BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, interconnection charges is based on the market price and calculated according to the components of the network or according to the part of service directly relating to the interconnection of telecommunications networks and the State policies on telecommunications market, telecommunications services by period.

Based on the real conditions in each period, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall promulgate interconnection charges for telecommunications network of each telecommunications enterprises or groups of telecommunications enterprises (group of dominant enterprises, group of other enterprises, etc) according to the interconnection charges of each enterprise or average interconnection charge of the group of enterprises.

On the other hand, pursuant to the request and regulations of the Ministry of Information and Communications, telecommunications enterprises shall create the interconnection cost and propose interconnection charge then report them to the Ministry of Information and Communications for consideration and decision. Enterprises participating in interconnection shall set up a technical system to record, compare and examine figures for the payment of interconnection charge.

Based on the real operating condition of each service of each enterprise, enterprises participating in interconnection negotiate on the time of comparing and examining figures and paying interconnection charge. Unless there is another agreement, enterprises shall carry out the comparison and examination on the figures and pay the charge for interconnection every month.

View more details at the Circular No. 07/2015/BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, effective from May 10, 2015.

Thu Ba

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