Nội dung toàn văn Decision No. 56/2003/QD-BBCVT of March 20, 2003, governing the issuance of the tariff table of internet access service via the public switched telephone network (PSTN)
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THE MINISTER
OF POSTS AND TELEMATICS (MPT) |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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No. 56/2003/QD-BBCVT |
Hanoi, March 20, 2003 |
DECISION
GOVERNING THE ISSUANCE OF THE TARIFF TABLE OF INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE VIA THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK (PSTN)
MINISTER OF POSTS AND TELEMATICS
Pursuant to Decree 90/2002
dated November 11, 2002 of the Government regulating the functions, duties,
range of competence and organizational structure of the Ministry of Posts and
Telematics;
Pursuant to Decree 55/2001/ND-CP dated
August 23, 2001 of the Government on the management, provision and use of
Internet services;
Pursuant to Decision 99/1998/QD-TTg
dated May 26, 1998 of the Prime Minister on the management of posts and
telecoms tariffs and charges;
Pursuant to Circular 03/1999/TT-TCBD
dated May 11, 1999 of the Department General of Posts and Telecommunications
(DGPT) providing guidance to the implementation of Decree 109/1997/ND-CP dated
November 12, 1997 of the Government concerning the Posts and Telecoms sector,
and Decision 99/1998/QD-TTg dated May 26, 1998 of the Prime Minister governing
the management of posts and telecoms;
Pursuant to Circular 04/2001/TT-TCBD
dated November 20, 2001 of the former Secretary General of DGPT guiding the
implementation of Decree 55/2001/ND-CP dated August 23, 2001 of the Government
on the management, provision and use of the Internet exchange service, Internet
access and application services in the posts and telecoms field;
At the proposal of the Director of the
Planning and Finance Department,
HEREBY DECIDES:
Article 1: The charges of the Internet access service via PSTN are regulated as follows:
1. The maximum Internet and e-mail box subscription charge is VND27,273/subscriber/month
2. Internet access service charge frame via PSTN (applied to all users and billing and collection method s)
- Maximum charge level: VND180/minute
- Minimum charge level: VND40/minute
3. Based on the maximum charge level and charge frame regulated in items 1 and 2 above, Internet access providers (IAPs) are allowed to regulate the subscription charge level and Internet access charge via PSTN.
4. The installation fee (Collect one-off): IAPs will regulate by themselves
5. The local and inner-provincial long-distance charge for Internet access via PSTN:
- The local communications charge for Internet access is VND40/minute. The local communications scale is regulated in Decision 809/2000/QD-TCBD dated September 15, 2000 of the former Department General of Posts and Telecommunications (DGPT) governing the promulgation of the fixed telephone subscription and local communications charges at subscriber's premise.
- At centrally-run provinces and cities where have been opened access POP by ISPs with access network capacity to subscribers within provinces, the inner-provincial long-distance communications charge applied to subscribers accessing the Internet of these ISPs is VND40/minute.
6. These charges have not included value-added tax. (VAT).
Article 2: This decision takes effect from April 1, 2003 and replaces Decision 480/2002/QD-TCBD dated June 13, 2002 of the Department General of Posts and Telecommunications (DGPT) governing the issuance of indirect Internet access tariff table via PSTN. All previous regulations that are contrary to this decision are annulled.
Article 3: Chiefs of administrative bureaus, Director of the Planning and Finance Department, directors of units under MPT, directors general, directors of enterprises providing telecoms services, IXPs and directors of related units are due to implement this decision.
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PP. MINISTER OF MPT |
