Hanoi (VNA) –Mobile network providers will cut mobile call rates by 20 percent from May 1, accordingto a circular issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications inDecember, 2017.
According to Circular48/2017/TT-BTTTT dated December 29, 2017, the fee a mobile network has to paywhen its user makes a voice call to a number on another network will range from400 – 440 VND per minute, 20 percent lower than the current fee of 500 – 550VND per minute.
In addition, thecircular regulates that if a landline network subscriber calls a mobile number,the mobile network operator will be paid 320 VND per minute, exclusive of VAT.
It is part of theministry’s effort to adopt more drastic solutions to stop spam messages andprevent trading pre-activating SIM cards as requested by Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc in 2017.
The Ministry ofInformation and Communications also restricts the maximum top-up bonus to 20percent instead of the previous ceiling of 50 percent of the top-up value,effective from March 1. The move aims to ensure the rights of post-paidsubscribers and promote a health competition between domestic mobile networkoperators.-VNA
According to Circular48/2017/TT-BTTTT dated December 29, 2017, the fee a mobile network has to paywhen its user makes a voice call to a number on another network will range from400 – 440 VND per minute, 20 percent lower than the current fee of 500 – 550VND per minute.
In addition, thecircular regulates that if a landline network subscriber calls a mobile number,the mobile network operator will be paid 320 VND per minute, exclusive of VAT.
It is part of theministry’s effort to adopt more drastic solutions to stop spam messages andprevent trading pre-activating SIM cards as requested by Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc in 2017.
The Ministry ofInformation and Communications also restricts the maximum top-up bonus to 20percent instead of the previous ceiling of 50 percent of the top-up value,effective from March 1. The move aims to ensure the rights of post-paidsubscribers and promote a health competition between domestic mobile networkoperators.-VNA
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