Vietnam - Telecom violations to be fined up to $4,800

A new governmental decree stipulates fines of VND200,000 to VND100 million (US$4,800) for individuals and service providers violating telecom and other regulations.

With effect from December 1, a fine of VND200,000--500,000 will be slapped on telecom companies for acts like providing customers with incorrect information and providing telecom services at self-service kiosks without the logos of service providers.

Anyone found damaging public telephone booths or misusing them will be slapped with a fine of VND2-5 million.

Fines ranging from VND5 to 10 million will apply for not producing any of the following documents when requested by competent authorities: license for setting up a public telecom network, providing telecom services, laying undersea telecom cables, and testing telecom networks or services.

Service providers will be fined VND30-50 million for fixing service charges well below the average market rate or below cost, or for changing phone numbers without prior approval from competent agencies.

The highest fines of VND70-100 million will apply for providing unlicensed telecom services, illegally installing equipment for telecom services between Vietnam and foreign countries or vice versa, and not informing subscribers within a certain period about changes made to their numbers.

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