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Phone service providers in price war

VietNamNet Bridge - The telecommunications industry, particularly the mobile phone sector, has seen the most significant price reductions over the first ten months of the year in its race in lure more customers, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Call charges during the January-October period were 12 percent lower than the average for the same... Read more

Phone tariffs cut by up to 20%

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) last Friday said it would unify tariffs of several of its phone services in a bid to trigger demand. From next month, inter-provincial calls between VNPT’s fixed-phone subscribers will only cost callers VND1,000 per minute. The country’s biggest telecom firm said the unified... Read more

Fixed phone numbers nationwide get an extra digit

VietNamNet Bridge – All fixed phone numbers nationwide became longer by one digit as of mid night on Oct. 26. Following the lead of Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), which added an extra “3” to its fixed-line phone numbers on Oct. 5, five other companies also added one more digit on Oct. 26, and the digit are different for each... Read more

Doctors warn of rash from mobile phone use

Experts warned that cell phone users may get a skin rash in reaction to the nickel in their cell phones, according to media reports on Tuesday. Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people’s ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said.Citing published studies,... Read more

Vietnam makes biggest mobile phone

VietNamNet Bridge – It is a mobile phone, but it cannot be put in any pocket - this 3.2m x 1.16m x 0.46 “hand” phone weighs 300kg, and was introduced by the Thanh Xuan Vocational Centre in early October. The giant phone The total production cost of the mobile phone was VND80mil ($5,000), and the producer of the phone hopes to get the phone into... Read more

Confusion reigns over new phone prefixes

VietNamNet Bridge – Following the lead of Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), five other communication companies will add a prefix to their fixed phone numbers starting October 26. Experts at VNPT work to prepare for the fixed phone number change starting on October 5.Viettel, EVN Telecom, Sai Gon Postel, FPT Telecom and VTC’s fixed... Read more

Vietnam to add one more digit to landline phone numbers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is going to add another digit to the existing landline phone numbers in October to increase subscribers, according to a request by the Ministry of Information and Communcations (MIC). VNPT subscribers were added the number 3 in front of their existing phone number. (Photo: HS) VNPT officials said the system will accept the... Read more

Folk music is a mere phone call away

VietNamNet Bridge - At a time when the modern music industry in Vietnam is producing mostly flash-in-the-pan pop stars, modern technology is starting to prove convenient in keeping traditional music alive. Quan ho singersFans of quan ho (love duets from the northern province of Bac Ninh) no longer need to visit the province to enjoy live performances of this... Read more

Vietnam reaches 70.4 million phone subscribers

VietNamNet Bridge – By the end of September 2008, Vietnam had 70.4 million telephone subscribers, a teledensity of 82 phones per 100 residents. Mobile phone subscribers accounted for nearly 81%, equivalent to 57 million. Of the more than 70 million subscribers, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) services 55.4%, followed by Viettel with... Read more

Budget cell phone market booms

VietNamNet Bridge - The budget cell phone market is enjoying a boom when mobile phone service providers are shifting their attention to low-income customers. Some models of budget mobile phones of SamsungVietNamNet Bridge - The budget cell phone market is enjoying a boom when mobile phone service providers are shifting their attention to low-income customers.... Read more

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