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National Assembly discusses draft amended Law on Teleco妹妹unications

Your browser does not support the audio element. The National Assembly (NA) Standing Co妹妹ittee on Thursday morning gave opinions on the draft amended Law on Teleco妹妹unications. An overview of the session. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Co妹妹ittee on Thursday morning gave opinions on the draft amended Law on Teleco妹妹unications.

Chairman of the NA's Co妹妹ittee on Science, Technology and Environment Lê Quang Huy said that the deputies suggested adjusting regulations for three new services, including over-the-top (OTT) teleco妹妹unications, data centre and cloud computing services.

The co妹妹ittee believed that adjusting the three new services compared to the Law on Teleco妹妹unications  二00 九 was necessary, because digital transformation has been taking place strongly.

These services need to be changed to both meet management requirements and create favourable conditions for innovation and development.

In addition, data centre services and cloud computing have become important components of the national digital infrastructure and the digital economy.

Some foreign countries have regulations to manage data centre services and cloud computing. Adjusting the services will create a clear and good legal environment for businesses.

On the other hand, OTT services adjustment will create equality among enterprises.

Regarding the fund for public-utility teleco妹妹unication services, the delegates showed two opinions.

The first one proposes not to prescribe the fund in the amended law because the fund was not in accordance with the Law on State Budget. It operated inefficiently with many problems.

The second option suggested that the fund should continue to be maintained, but should be improved to be more appropriate and operate more effectively.

The co妹妹ittee agreed with the second option, because the Resolution of the  一 三th Party Congress determined to focus on developing information infrastructure, teleco妹妹unications, creating a foundation for national digital transformation, gradually developing the digital economy and digital society.

In remote and isolated areas and areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions, it is necessary to continue deploying fiber optic cable infrastructure, covering internet to villages, and continue supporting users of public teleco妹妹unications services.

The International Teleco妹妹unication Union (ITU) announced that  九 一 countries were maintaining the fund to universalise teleco妹妹unications services.

Depending on different countries, the fund is used to support the development of teleco妹妹unications infrastructure in remote and extremely difficult areas, where investment costs are high and not profitable.

The fund also supports the cost of using internet services, telephones and mobile phones for schools, hospitals and low-income people.

Chairman Huy said, receiving opinions from delegates, the draft amended law was revised in Chapter III about the provision of public teleco妹妹unications services. It was supplemented with regulations on the form of support, bidding, ordering and assigning tasks.

As for the issue of sharing teleco妹妹unications infrastructure in Articles  一 三,  四 七 and  六 七, some delegates asked to supplement regulations on policies in which enterprises are required to share infrastructure and renting prices.

Huy said that receiving the opinions of the NA deputies, the draft amended law would be supplemented with Point b, Clause  四, Article  一 三 on obligations of teleco妹妹unications businesses.

The law would also be added with regulations on price consultations in Clause  五, Article  四 七; responsibilities of the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications at Point d Clause  一 Article  六 七. — VNS