In accordance with the Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTTTT dated March 24, 2015 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on telecommunication connectivity, within 30 working days from the day on which a telecommunications enterprise is determined to be the one holding the essential instruments, such enterprise shall prepare, submit directly or by post to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority an application for model connection agreement. Others may draw up and promulgate model connectivity agreement without registration to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority.
The negotiation of connectivity agreement shall include at least the information such as requirements and principles of connection; procedures for connection; type of network and connection service; feasible place of connection on the network; shared use of connecting place; capacity of connection; technical regulations and standards of connecting devices, connecting interface, signals, counter, etc. connection quality norms (network congestion, effectiveness of connection, etc); method, time limit for
comparing, examining and paying connection charge; procedures for modification of connection services, connection capacity; measures for infrastructure safety and information security in connectivity; procedures for settling arisen problems and restoring information and so on.
Also in accordance with this Circular, periodically before January 31 of the year or irregularly (on request), telecommunications enterprises shall submit online or submit by post to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority a written report on the interconnection in the previous year. Telecommunications enterprises shall be responsible for the accuracy and promptness of the report. And in necessary case, at the request of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, telecommunications enterprises are responsible for proving the accuracy of the report and appointing experts to cooperate and provide necessary equipment for the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority to examine the accuracy of their report.
This Circular takes effect on May 10, 2015.
Source: luatvietnam.vn
