Sample Of Vietnam Telecommunications Services Market Report Up To 2010 And Beyond
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VIETNAM TELECOMM
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Vietnam has borrowed as much as the us in terms of percentage of GDp. we are in the opinion that as
an emerging market, Vietnam should keep the nation,s debt not exceeding 40% GDP at this point in time
noting several factors such as: growth rate of GDP' level of contribution of FDI enterprises' foreign
reserves, and liquiditY of assets'
7 REGULATORYAND LEGAL CONTEXT
7.T TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION IN VIETNAM
7.1.1 BASIS
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.Theord inanceNo.43/2002/PL-UBTVQHl0dated22May2002onPostsandTe|ecommunicat ions;
. The Decree No. 160/2004/ND-C' dated 3 september 2004 detairing the imprementation of a number
of articles on telecommunication of the ordinance on Posts and Telecommunication;
o The Decree No. 121l2''g/ND-Cp dated 3 December 200g on investment activities in the posts and
telecommunications sector;
o The Telecommunications Law No' 41120091QH12;
. The Radio Spectrum Law No' 42l2009/QH12,
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Figure 6: HTSTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF REGULATION AND MARKET LIBERALIZATION
PERIOD REMARKS
Before 1992 . VNpf was the regulator and only service provider until 1990'
. Ministry of Transport and Communication was the policy maker in 1990 and
VNPT was the only service provider.
r Department General of Posts and Telecommunications (DGPT) was the policy
maker and regulator and VNPT was the only service provider in 1992.
. Telecommunications services were mainly for public services. Telephone density
was as small as 0.2%. Analog was replaced by digital technology.
Telecommmunications construction was liberalized. Tariffs were strictly under
control of the government.
1 992-1 995 f f i ake rand regu |a to randVNPTwas theon | yse rv i ceprovider belonged to VNPT.
Network deployment was started to accelerate. Capital was injected from
overseas investors. Some BCCs were established including BCC between VNPT
and Comvik. Two new companies Saigon Postel (SPT) and Viettelwere formed'
Business and regulator were separate but there was still monopoly' Tariffs were
strictly under control of the government.
1 996-2002 e telecommunications market was developed
rapidly. Teledensity reached 5% by 2000. Both GSM and CDMA were deployed"
competition was very limited. The government held more than 50% in
telecommunication FBOs.
DGPT decided tariffs of most services. lnternational call was among the most
expensive one in the world.in 2001.
2002-2007 f f iun icat ionsord inancewaSapproVedin2002'Vietnam
entered Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US, cooperated within ASEAN, and
entered the World Trade Organization with commitment to open up the
telecommunications market in phases.
o There were 10 FBOs and about 60 SBOs licensed'
. Competition was fiereced in mobile, leased-line, and Internet sectors. Fixed-line
business was suffering.
. The state has only controlled the retail tariffs of significant market power (SMP)
operators. Other operators can set their own tariffs. MIC has annually issued the
list of services and operators under SMP regime.
2007-now
Mtc
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7.1.3 KEY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
A specific issue in the telecommunications industry is regulated by several key government entities
whereas MIC is the main agency in charge. We will describe the roles of relevant agencies in brief as
below.
. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MlC)
Unlike other countries where there is an independent regulator, the Ministry of lnformation and
Communications in Vietnam also functions as a regulator in addition to its traditional role of being part
of the administrative arm in the current regime'
r The Ministry of Finance (MOF)
The Ministry of Finance supports the Ministry of Information and Communications by participating in
relevant financial issues such as universal services funds or fees against commercial rights under
licenses. Further, the Ministry of Finance will give advice on challenging issue such as valuation of
intangible assets such as licenses, spectrum, and numbering plan, when needed.
o The Ministry of Police (MOP) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD)
The Ministry of Police and the Ministry of Defence supports the Ministry of Information and
Communications in the area of protecting the public and national telecommunications network and
national security. These two Ministries are responsible for establishing the private networks for the
use of the police and army forces. MOP and MOD are also participating in the industry in another
way: They strongly support their enterprises to participate in the industry as aggressive investors.
. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPl)
The Ministry of Planning and Investment supports the Ministry of Information and Communications in
the area of licensing overseas and domestic investments.
r The Ministry of Trade and lndustries (MTl)
The Ministry of Trade and Industries supports the Ministry of Information and Communications in the
area of regulating pricing, promotions, and anti-competitive practices.
. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST)
The Ministry of Science and Technology works with the Ministry of Information and Communications
in setting up national standards for equipments, services, and environment protection.
. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST)
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million numbers while each other province has a capacity of 7 million ones. Below is the list of prefixes
used for each operator.
FIXED-LINES PREFIXES ASSIGNED TO OPERATORSre 7iOperator Fixed-line prefixes
EVN Telecom 2
VNPT 3
VTC 4
Saigon Postel 5
Viettel 6
FPT 7
VNPT I
To be reserved 9
Source: MIC
According to the current national numbering plan, Vietnam has a capacity of 800 million mobile numbers
among which 200 million were given to operators. We however estimate that the usage ratio is just about
20%-25% out of the given numbers due to a mass number of virtual subscribers caused by aggressive
promotions and loosen controlled prepaid services. MIC has been trying the best to promote Mobile
Number Portability (MNP) approach to the market. Also, operators were encouraged to frequently filter
unactive subscribers in their network. Below is the list of prefixes used for each mobile operator.
PREFIXES ASSIGNED FOR MOBILE OPERATORS8:Operator Mobile prefixes
VinaPhone 091 , 094, 0121, 0123,0125, 0127 , 0129
MobiFone 090, 093, 0120, 0122, 0124, 0126, 1028
Viettel 097, 098, 0168, 0169, 0166
Saigon Postel(S-Fone) 095
EVN Telecom 096
VinaMobile 092, 0188
GTel(Beeline) 0199
Source: MIC
7.1.7 UNIVERSAL TELEGOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FUND
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The regulator has launched an universal telecommunications services fund ('the Fund') in order to 1)
distinguish the gap between making profits and providing universal services to remote areas and 2) close
the digital devide among different regions in the country. The Fund is operated under a very simple
approach. Operators will contribute a certain percentage, depends on the nature of services, of their
annual revenues to the Fund's budget and this budget will be re-allocated for those who plan to provide
services in a planned pre-approval rural and remote area where profit making is not yet possible.
7.Z TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSINGFRAMEWORK
Like many other countries, telecommunications is a conditional business area in Vietnam.
7.2.1 TELECOMMUNICATIONSLICENSES
There are two categories of telecommunication licenses in Vietnam. First, the licenses for doing
telecommunications businesses which include a) infrastructure-based telecommunications licenses
granted to those enterprises which provide telecommunications services utilizing the telecommunications
infrastructure networks and b) services-based telecommunications licenses granted to enterprises which
provide telecommunications services without the need of utilizing infrastructure network. Infrastructure-
based licenses normally have terms not exceeding 15 years while services-based licenses have those
not exceeding 10 years. The second license category is for performing telecommunications work such as
a) licenses for setting subsea cables with terms not exceeding 25 years, b) licenses for private network
with terms not exceeding 10 years, and c) licenses for establish pilot networks and provide trial services
with the terms not exceeding 1 year.
7.2.2 BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING
The following principles are used when considering an application for a specific telecommunications
license.
o The license is appropriate and matches with the nation's development strategy and master plan.
. The license is having a priority in consideration if the project is feasible and fast to deploy, commits to
long-term benefits of end users, or reaches the remote areas where having disadvantage socio-
economic conditions.
. The application for a license, if relevant to the telecommunications' resources, is only considered if
the allocation of such resources is feasible and in place with the approved usage plan in addition to
the effectiveness of using telecommunications resources.
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B INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK IN VIETNAM TELECOMMUNICATIONS8.1 LEGAL BASIS
The followings laws and regulations documents are the basis for any investment activity in theVietnamese ICT industry.
o The Law on lnvestment No. 59/2005/QH 11 in 2005;. The Decree No. 108/2006/ND-CP dated22 September 2006 providing guidelines for implementation
of a number of articles of Law on lnvestment;
. The Ordinance No. 4312002/PL-UBTVQH10 dated 22 May 2002 on Posts and Telecommunications;o The Decree No. 160/2004/ND-CP dated 3 September 2004 detailing the implementation of a number
of articles on telecommunication of the Ordinance on Posts and Telecommunication;o The Decree No. 121l2008/ND-CP dated 3 December 2008 on investment activities in the posts and
telecommunications sector;
. The Telecommunications Law No. 41120091QH12;
r The Radio Spectrum Law No. 42120091QH12;
e International Treaties on telecommunications sector that Vietnam is a party.
. Vietnam's WTO accession commitments.
8.2 FORMS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Under Vietnam's Investment Law, one or more of the following vehicles are available to a foreign investor:o A joint venture company ("JVC");
. A wholly foreign-owned enterprise ("WFOE");
. A business co-operation contract ("BCC");
. A BOT (build, operate and transfer);
o A branch office (Banks, Law Offices and trading companies only)
There are significant differences among forms of foreign investment vehicles allowed under the Law onInvestment as follows.
re 9: MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORMS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT VEHICLESJoint Venture (JV) 100% foreign-
owned
enterprises
BCC Branch
Use in BOT contract Yes Yes No No
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9.1
TELE COMMUNI CATI ONS SERVICES MARKET IN VIETNAM
AN OVERVIEW
The telecommunication development in Vietnam follows a leap-frog strategy of renovation in phases: (1)
Acceleration and modernization (1990-2000), (2) No corporate monopoly and approaching competition
(1995-2003), (3) Integration, development, and ownership diversification (2000-2020), and (4)
Achievement of the telecommunication roadmap of a developed country $rom 2002 onward).
The total revenue for the post and telecommunications sector in Vietnam for the first six months is
estimated atVND 87,000 bi l l ion. By end of May 2010, there are 19 mil l ion new subscribers. Among such
new subscribers, there are 18 million mobile subscribers. Accumulatively, there are about 149 million
subscribers among which 129 million mobiles subscribers by end of May 2010. VNPT is the incumbent
one who contributed up to 75 million subscribers out of the 149 million subscribers. VNPT had 64 million
mobile users in the Group's subscriber base. On a recent report conducted by MPl, there were about 22.8
mil l ion new subscribers among which 22.1 mil l ion are mobile ones. By end of June 2010, there were
about 1b1 million subscribers among which mobile subscribers account for 89.8%. Teledensity is about
174.7 over 100 residents. Also, by end of June 2010, there were about 25 million Internet users in
Vietnam. The number of broadband Internet subscribers is about 3.5 mil l ion and VNPT has 2.5 mil l ion
ones.
Some basic statistics are provided in the below figures. 2009 was an outstanding year for
telecommunications when revenues grew more than 60%. We estimate that the telecommunications
revenues of 2010 will be reaching the level of $9 billion the first time. We also note that mobile
communications plays a leading role in contributing to the total telecommunications revenues: This sector
contribute about 60% of total industry revenues in the past couple of years.
Fiqure 10: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES REVENUES
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ProvinceGomputer pergovernment
officer
Percentage ofcomputers having
access to the lnternet
Percentages ofgovernment offices
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10 KEY TELECOM COMPANIES
1.0.1 VNPT
STRENGTHS
. VNPT is the incumbent and is assigned key infrastructure projects of the country and therefore
receives most favorable support from the government in terms of licensing, telecommunications
resources, commercial rights, and financial assistance.
r VNPT has gained years of experience. As a result, the incumbent can maintain an excellent
workforce and has deep pockets.
o VNPT has maintained a solid telecommunications infrastructure which helps provide most available
ICT products and services.
. VNPT has a strong brand and largest customer base.
. VNPT can influence most, if not all, national policies toward the industry.
WEAKNESSES
o The incumbent carries a huge, but not effective, organization structure and infrastructure networks.
Productivity is quite questionable. The ability to quickly adapt to the changing business environment
is st i l l in the dark.
r VNPT has to provide universal services to remote areas where profits are not realized.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
On January 9, 2006, the Prime Minister signed Decision 06/2006iQD-TTg on the establishment of the
parent company - VNPT Group, on the basis of restructuring the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications
Corporation and turning it into a strong economic group of Vietnam with improved power &
competitiveness in the process of regional & international integration.
VNPT Group will now have a new.mission & stature, involved in multi-businesses of which posts, lT and
Telecommunications are major fields. VNPT will mobilize all economic sector to joint its process of
development with a diversified ownership structure and flexible business scheme in order to renovate &
develop to reach the targets: modernizing the posts, telecoms & lT infrastructure with high speed, high
capacity and high quality; popularizing all kinds of services to meet social demands; driving the national
course of industrialization and modernization in the new era of development, integration, knowledge
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