| THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION - THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence Freedom Happiness |
| No. 01/2007/TTLT-BTTTT-BXD | Hanoi, December 10, 2007 |
JOINT CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE INSTALLATION, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF POSTBOXES, FIXED-TELEPHONE CABLE SYSTEMS AND TELEVISION CABLE SYSTEMS IN MULTISTORIED BUILDINGS INVOLVING MULTIPLE USERS
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Construction Law and the Governments Decree No. 16/2005/ND-CP of February 7, 2005, on management of investment projects on the construction of works, and Decree No. 112/2006/ND-CP of September 29, 2006, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 16/2005/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Housing Law and the Governments Decree No. 90/2006/ND-CP of September 6, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of the Housing Law;
Pursuant to the May 25, 2002 Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications; the Governments Decree No. 157/2004/ND-CP of August 18, 2004, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications regarding post; and the Governments Decree No. 160/2004/ND-CP of September 3, 2004, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications regarding telecommunications;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP of November 5, 2002, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 36/2003/ND-CP of April 4, 2003, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
In order to ensure synchrony in technical infrastructure and benefits of users in multistoried buildings involving multiple users, the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Ministry of Construction guide the installation, management and use of postboxes, fixed-telephone cable systems and television cable systems in these buildings as follows:
I. GOVERNING SCOPE AND SUBJECTS OF APPLICATION
1. Governing scope:
This Circular guides the installation, management and use of postboxes, fixed telephone cable systems and television cable systems for receiving terrestrial television signals in multistoried buildings involving multiple users, which are built with investment capital of different sources (below collectively referred to as buildings).
2. Subjects of application:
This Circular applies to organizations and individuals involved in the investment in construction of buildings, the installation, management and use of postboxes, fixed telephone cable systems and television cable systems in buildings.
II. GUIDANCE ON INSTALLATION
1. Installation of postboxes:
Buildings with many independent mail recipients must be installed with postboxes. Principles of installing postboxes are as follows:
1.1. Postboxes must be installed on the first floor of a building, at easy-to-see and easy-to-access places convenient for service provision, management and use;
1.2. Postboxes must be uniform in size and color and made of durable and solid materials, ensuring good appearance and safety;
1.3. Postboxes must be enough in quantity corresponding to the number of addresses according to the buildings construction design;
1.4. Mailboxes in postboxes must be numbered or marked for identifying registered recipient addresses; large enough for containing mails, books, newspapers and documents of different types currently available on the market; have own locks for each user and horizontal slots which are wide enough for putting in mails, documents, books and newspapers; slots are right below the cap of the mailbox, slopping outwards for preventing the penetration of water and the stealing of mails.
2. Installation of fixed-telephone cable systems:
Buildings must be installed with fixed telephone cable systems. Principles of installing fixed-telephone cable systems are as follows:
2.1. Being easy-to-access and convenient for the installation, connection for service provision, maintenance, management and use:
2.2. Ensuring good appearance and safety and compliance with regulations on fire and explosion prevention and fighting;
2.3. Observing relevant specialized standards and regulations;
2.4. Meeting technical conditions for enterprises licensed to provide fixed telephone services to make connection at buildings cable distribution cabinets or cable connector racks in order to provide fixed telephone services at the request of users in buildings.
3. Installation of television cable systems:
Buildings must be installed with television cable systems for receiving terrestrial television signals. A television cable system includes signal-receiving equipment and transmission system. Principles of installing television cable systems are as follows:
3.1. Being easy-to-access and convenient for installation connection, maintenance, management and use; ensuring that users in buildings can receive signals of major television channels (free-of-charge television channels for advertisement) of the Central Television Station and local television stations;
3.2. Ensuring good appearance and safety and compliance with regulations on fire and explosion prevention and fighting;
3.3. Observing relevant specialized standards and regulations
4. Postboxes, fixed-telephone cable systems and television cable systems must be installed simultaneously with technical infrastructure systems for common use in the course of construction of buildings.
5. Organizations and individuals involved in the installation of fixed-telephone cable systems or television cable systems must be fully capable as prescribed by construction law in order to ensure installation quality.
