THE GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS - THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 01/2001/TTLT/TCBD-BCA
Hanoi, June 07, 2001
 
JOINT CIRCULAR
PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON ENSURING NETWORK SAFETY AND INFORMATION SECURITY IN POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES
On November 12, 1997 the Government issued Decree No.109/1997/ND-CP on post and telecommunications. In furtherance of the provisions of this Decree, the General Department of Post and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Public Security hereby jointly guide a number of points on ensuring network safety and information security in post and telecommunications activities as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Ensuring network safety and information security in post and telecommunications activities for Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals as well as foreign organizations and individuals lawfully operating in Vietnam (hereafter called agencies, organizations and individuals for short) shall cover the assurance of network safety and information security in the State management, production and business activities regarding the establishment of post and telecommunications networks; the provision and use of post and telecommunications services; the production and use of radio transmitters and receiver-transmitters; and the construction and installation of post and telecommunications projects.
2. All agencies, organizations and individuals carrying out activities related to the field of post and telecommunications shall have to abide by the legislation thereon; ensure network safety and information security in post and telecommunications activities; be subject to the management, examination and inspection by, as well as satisfy the requirements on ensuring network safety and information security of the General Department of Post and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Public Security and competent State bodies.
II. ENSURING POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SAFETY
The assurance of post and telecommunications network safety shall be effected as follows:
1. The General Department of Post and Telecommunications shall have to coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in examining and appraising the list of key post and telecommunications projects proposed by post and telecommunications enterprises so as to submit them to the Government for ratification the list of post and telecommunications projects that should be guarded and protected by the people’s police force.
The Ministry of Public Security shall have to organize and deploy the people’s police force to guard and protect the key projects on the list already ratified by the Government.
2. Post and telecommunications enterprises (hereafter called enterprises for short) shall have to coordinate with the specialized units under the Ministry of Public Security in:
a/ Elaborating plans for protection; fire and explosion prevention and fight; irregular and regular patrol and inspection of post and telecommunications networks and projects; as well as the key projects on the list already ratified by the Government;
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