Posts Tagged ‘ Prepaid ’

Vietnam tightens grip on mobile phone users 

June 1, 2011
Vietnam tightens grip on mobile phone users 

Phone shops frequently recycle the personal information of one person to register multiple phone numbers Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications is drafting regulations that will ban the resale of registered sim cards, an official said. The new rule is an attempt to restore order on the telecom market and make sure all mobile phone numbers, especially [...]

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Vietnam’s disposable phone numbers on the rise again

August 11, 2009
Vietnam’s disposable phone numbers on the rise again

A woman talks on a mobile phone. The amount of people adopting multiple phone numbers in Vietnam has drastically increased since August 1 when several network suppliers offered huge promotions for new prepaid SIM cards. Thousands of people, particularly students, buy the new ready-filled SIM cards to enjoy the low charges then dispose of the [...]

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Ministry limits numbers of subscriptions by prepaid phone users

June 27, 2009
Ministry limits numbers of subscriptions by prepaid phone users

An individual can use his/her personal information to subscribe to a maximum of three prepaid SIM cards from each mobile network provider, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has ruled. An exception is made for those authorized to subscribe to the service for representatives of agencies or organizations, according to new regulations issued by [...]

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Gathering phone users’ personal info a tough task: Vietnam telcos

June 22, 2009
Gathering phone users’ personal info a tough task: Vietnam telcos

A mobile phone user in Ho Chi Minh City. It’s only one week until the deadline, but most prepaid mobile phone subscribers have not yet registered their personal information with their network providers, or have provided only false information. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has ordered all prepaid subscribers to register their SIM [...]

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Phishing to be cracked down: official

March 19, 2009
Phishing to be cracked down: official

LookAtVietnam – Ridding the Internet of spam and phishing SMS is very difficult and takes a lot of time. However, if there is good coordination between authorized organizations, businesses and customers, this problem will be solved. This phishing message says that if the user sends a message to 8730, he will receive VND200,000 in his [...]

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Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations

March 14, 2009
Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations

Mobile phone service providers are concerned a proposal to tighten the management of prepaid accounts could hurt their business.  Ministerial inspectors submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications after an inspection last year found a number of mobile service retailers violating regulations. The inspection, which investigated 328 service retailers in five provinces, found [...]

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Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations

March 14, 2009
Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations

Mobile phone service providers are concerned a proposal to tighten the management of prepaid accounts could hurt their business. Ministerial inspectors submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications after an inspection last year found a number of mobile service retailers violating regulations.The inspection, which investigated 328 service retailers in five provinces, found [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/3

March 14, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/3

Da Lat artichoke farmers hit the jackpot; Inspectors want prepaid mobile phone market regulated; Dutch energy businesses explore Vietnamese market; Hong Kong enterprises scope out Vietnam; VND890 billion in support of 12 export goods Da Lat artichoke farmers hit the jackpotFarmers in the central highland city of Da Lat have harvested a good crop of [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...