THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 15/2010/TT-BTTTT
Hanoi, July 01, 2010
 
 
CIRCULAR
ON CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR BROADCASTING LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION CHANNELS VIA SATELLITE
 
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
 
Pursuant to the December 28, 1989 Press Law and the June 12, 1999 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Press Law;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 51/ 2002/ND-CP of April 26, 2002, detailing the Press Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Press Law;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 187/2007/ND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure, of the Ministry of Information and Communications;
At the proposal of the General Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information,
 
STIPULATES:
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides conditions and procedures for broadcasting via satellite public-television channels of television and radio-television stations of provinces and centrally run cities.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to television and radio-television stations of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as local radio and television stations) and providers of public satellite television broadcasting services in Vietnam.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
1. Satellite television broadcasting means broadcasting directly via satellite public-television channels for free use by the public without taking technical measures to manage, control or condition the reception of satellite television signals.
2. Public television channels of local radio and television stations (below referred to as local television channels) means television channels performing local political information and propaganda tasks.
Local television channels include television programs.
Article 4. Conditions for broadcasting a local television channel via satellite
1. Broadcasting time
a/ The total time for broadcasting a local television channel is at least 15 hours/day.
b/ The total time for broadcasting foreign movies daily from 20 hours to the end of 21 hours on a local television channel must not exceed 7 hours/week.
2. Contents of a local television channel

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