Telecommunications Law (amended) includes 10 Chapters, 73 articles, effective from July 1, 2024. In particular, the provisions on providing data center services, cloud computing services, and basic telecommunications services on the Internet in Article 28 and Article 29 of this Law take effect from January 1. 2025 (Clause 3, Article 72) and regulations on payment of fees to maintain use of network numbers and registration fees to use network numbers at Point d, Clause 9, Article 50; Clause 3, Article 71 of this Law takes effect from January 1, 2025 (Clause 4, Article 72).
Telecommunications licenses are issued according to the provisions of Telecommunications Law No. 41/2009/QH12, which has been amended and supplemented with a number of articles according to Law No. 21/2017/QH14 and Law No. 23/2018/QH14, which continues to be valid until the end of the license term. In case an organization or enterprise submits an application for a telecommunications license before the effective date of this Law but has not been granted a license by July 1, 2024, it will be considered for a license according to the provisions of the Telecommunications Law. No. 41/2009/QH12 has been amended and supplemented with a number of articles according to Law No. 21/2017/QH14 and Law No. 23/2018/QH14.
