Vietnam to cut phone charges july 1 in bid to match region
HANOI - Vietnam, with some of the world's highest telecommunications charges, plans to cut telephone costs in an effort
to bring them more in line with the rest of the region, an official said Tuesday.
Beginning July 1, the cost of international telephone calls will be lowered by 15%, while charges for international leased lines
will be reduced by 25%-30%, said the official in the Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications.
Two state-owned mobile phone companies will also reduce their connection fees and subscription fees by 20%-25%, while
mobile phone call charges will be cut by 10%, he said.
This is the eighth time in the past eight years that Vietnam has reduced its telecommunication charges. All telecommunications
companies are state-controlled.
Currently, international calls from Vietnam are about two times more expensive than those from Southeast Asian nations such
as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and three times more than the cost of international calls from the U.S.
The Associated Press - March 20, 2001.
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