Ministry of Information and Communications
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MIC)

Address: 18 Nguyen Du Str. - Hanoi- Vietnam
Telephone :844.39430204
Fax: 844.38226590
http://www.mic.gov.vn/
Email: dic@mic.gov.vn

The Ministry of Information and Communications of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the policy making and regulatory body in the fields of press, publishing; posts; telecommunications and Internet; transmission; radio frequency; information technology, electronics; broadcasting and national information infrastructure; management of related public services on behalf of the government.

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Submitting to Government drafts of laws, ordinances, regulations, strategies and development plans on press, publishing; posts, telecommunications and information technology.
Providing guidances to the implementation of laws, ordinances, regulations as well as development strategies and plans related to press, publishing, posts, telecommunications and information technology.

Press
· Give guidance to organize press network including national and Vietnam press representative offices located overseas;

· Manage all types of press including printing press, speaking press, electronic newspaper and information on internet;

· Grant licenses to press, foreign newspapers distributing in Viet Nam.

Publishing (including publishing, printing, publications):

· Give guidance to organize publishing, printing and distributing network, policies on publishing activities;

· To stipulate terms and conditions to enterprise in publishing, printing;

· Grant licenses to local publishers as well as foreign publishers to operate in Viet Nam.

Advertising on press, computer networks and publications:

· Grant, modify, revoke licenses on advertising on press (including: newspapers, speaking press, electronic newspapers), on computer networks and publications;

· Give guidance to advertise on press, computer networks and publications.

Posts:

· Give guidance to carry out plans, strategies, public services related to field of posts and delivery, universal postal services;

· Regulate charges and tariffs for universal postal services, reserved services’ extend; set technical standards on quality of services; regulate the country post codes;

· Grant, extend, revoke licenses for posts operation; inspect on quality of services;

· Regulate and manage safety, security, competition and resolve disputes in fields of posts; Regulate and manage postal stamps.

Telecommunications and Internet:

· Give guidance, implement national plans and strategies to develop telecommunications and internet; important policies in order to develop telecommunications and internet; regulate terms and conditions for investment in telecommunications; projects on telecommunications universal services;

· Regulate telecommunications and Internet services’ quality, price, fare

· Regulate numbering resources, codes, domain names and addresses used in the fields of telecommunications and internet;

· Grant, extend, revoke telecommunications licenses.

Radio transmission, radio frequency spectrum:

· Give guidance, plan, assign and allocate national radio frequency spectrum;

· Control and monitor radio frequency spectrum and radio equipment;

· Regulate technology/using conditions of radio equipment; Organize radio frequency, satellite orbit registration and coordination.

Information Technology, electronics:

· Give guidance, assign, and organize implementation of projects in the fields of information technology, electronics;

· Issue of policies, regulations on IT/Electronics goods and services;

· Grant, stop, revoke licenses in fields of information and technology;

· Regulate and assign, taking actions on networks breakdown nationwide.

Broadcast and Television:

· Give guidance, assign, organize to carry out national program in developing broadcast and television industry;

· Regulate on standards; technical standards in technology; regulate charges and tariffs in related services;

· Grant, stop, revoke operating licenses in fields of broadcast and television.

National information and communications infrastructures:

· Give guidance, assign, organize to follow regulations in safety, security of national information and communications infrastructures;

· Issue solutions to secure safety, security of information and communications in converging environment; mechanisms and policies related to usage of information and communications infrastructures;

· Grant licenses to foreign organizations, individuals to operate in information activities in Viet Nam with reference to Vietnamese laws.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Right:

· Assign and organize to implement regulations in fields of copyright and intellectual property right regarding press, publications, information technology services, related inventions;

· Take actions to protect organizations, individuals in the fields of copyright and intellectual property right.

Inspecting all activities and settling all regulatory breaches in the fields of its legal functions.