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Hue provides free wifi services

VietNamNet Bridge – People in the former imperial city of Hue will be provided with free wifi in the administrative area of the city and tourism spots as part of a six month pilot programme, starting from September 22.

First Vietnamese smartphone up and running

 VietNamNet Bridge – The VNPT Technology Company has released VIVAS Lotus S1, the first smartphone designed, assembled and produced in Viet Nam.

Telco to speed up restructuring process

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group and its newly-appointed general director Tran Manh Hung to accelerate the outfit's restructuring process.

Inspectors slam wasteful VNPT

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate on Friday announced that the Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) had made significant investment mistakes that had wasted a lot of money.

Internet providers demand clarity

Conflicts of interest between individual Internet Service Providers, and also between ISPs and internet content providers, have prompted a debate and experts are calling for a new ruling from the Ministry of Information and Communications . . .

VN Post restructuring plan due

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has urged Viet Nam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) to complete its restructuring plan by the end of June.

ADSL services less attractive amid new technologies

Big ADSL service providers, namely VNPT, Viettel and FPT have offered big preferences to new subscribers registering services in May 2013.

Ministry rejects proposal to merge Vinaphone, MobiFone

The Ministry of Information and Communications has rejected a proposal by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group for the merger of their two mobile network companies, Vinaphone and MobiFone.

Big ADSL service providers have advantages in IPTV race

In the competition among IPTV service providers, the big guy VNPT (Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group) has bigger advantages than others thanks to its existing strong infrastructure for fixed telephone line and ADSL.

Switching into tough competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s pay television market could face fierce competition with the proposed entrance of newcomers.

VNPT to pull plug on pay phone service

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned telecommunications giant VNPT Group has announced it will decommission all pay phones nationwide from March 25 this year due to a slump in demand.

Telcos speak to different segments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local telcos have raced for increased subscribers with the current mobile subscriber number having surpassed 140 million.

Hanoi Telecom complains of arbitrary channel cuts by VNPT, Viettel

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Telecom recently complained that Viettel and VNPT cut its connection channels, causing difficulties for its business operations.  

VNPT suffers losses from fixed phone arm

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's largest telecom services provider VNPT said it has incurred large losses due to the decreasing demand of its fixed line telephone services.

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Viettel outstrips rival VNPT in annual earnings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel corporation, the nation's largest telecom, has surpassed rival VNPT Group in earnings for the first time, according to reports released by Viettel yesterday, Dec 25.

VNPT, Viettel illegally increase data transmission rates

VietNamNet Bridge – The two largest mobile service providers, VNPT and Viettel, illegally increased fees for data transmission by 45% -46%, one agency reported.