THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
 
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 217/2003/QD-TTg
Hanoi, October 27, 2003
 DECISION
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE CHARGES
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the May 25, 2002 Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications;
Pursuant to the April 26, 2002 Ordinance on Prices;
At the proposal of the Minister of Post and Telematics,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- Scope and subjects of application
1. This Decision applies to all domestic as well as foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam that are engaged in activities of providing and using post services, mail-delivering and -dispatching services and/or telecommunication services in Vietnam (hereinafter called post and telecommunication enterprises and users).
2. This Decision prescribes the management of charges for post services, mail-delivering and -dispatching services and telecommunication services, including:
- Charges for domestic and international post, mail-delivering and -dispatching and telecommunication services, applicable to users (hereinafter called service charges applicable to users);
- Charges for domestic and international post, mail-delivering and -dispatching and telecommunication services, applicable to enterprises purchasing post and telecommunication services from other enterprises in order to carry out activities of providing services to users (hereinafter called service charges applicable to post and telecommunication enterprises).