VNPT opened 8 more E1 channels with EVN, reducing channel leasing fees

Yesterday (July 10), Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) opened 8 more E1 connection channels for EVN Telecom. On the same day, the Ministry of Posts and Telematics has just signed a decision allowing VNPT to reduce 5 types of channel leasing fees.

The reduction of channel leasing fees contributes to reducing consumer internet service charges.

These 8 connections serve E-Com, E-Phone and VoiP services. On 7/7, VNPT sent a dispatch requesting provincial post offices to open 8 connection channels E1 for EVN Electric Telecommunication and Information Company before July 15. Connections of E1 allow EVN to provide fixed-line services (E-Com, E-Phone) and VoIP (179).

Each E1 stream meets up to 30 simultaneous calls. According to the Telecommunications Operations Center under VNPT, before that, according to the demand of subscriber development of mobile network 096, VNPT has granted EVN 12 E1 connection streams.

Most recently, at the two-party meeting on June 20, in order to solve the existing problems in deploying mobile services E-Mobile and E-Com, VNPT requested EVN Telecom to make detailed statistics. traffic at congestion calls, according to Regulation 12 of the Ministry of Post and Telematics. Accordingly, VNPT will consider raising the capacity in the area with EVN's congestion network so that it is suitable with the capabilities and networks of both parties.

Commenting on the situation of telecommunications network connection between VNPT and EVN Telecom recently, the representative of the Ministry of Connection of the Ministry said that before disputes and complaints occur, enterprises should report to the authorities. manage in the right order and avoid "not showing up in the house, out of the lane has walls", causing negative public opinion.

On the same day, the Ministry of Post and Telematics also signed a decision allowing VNPT to reduce 5 types of channel leasing fees.

That is the cost of leasing international telecommunications channels; charge for leasing inter-provincial telecommunication channels; charge for leasing provincial telecommunications channels; local telecommunications circuit leasing charges; The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group's international telecom circuit leasing charges shall apply to Internet connection service providers (IXP) for international Internet connection.

Ministry of Post and Telematics stipulates the fee for renting international private channel via channel speed fiber optic cable with a ceiling of 1,733 and a floor of 1,300 USD / channel / month. The channel speed of 2048 Kb / s has a ceiling of 8,107 and a floor rate of 6,081 USD / channel / month.

Channel rate of 45 Mb / s has a ceiling of 77,701 and a floor rate of 58,276 USD / channel / month. The speed of 155 Mb / s channel has a ceiling of 154,519 and a floor rate of 115,889 USD / channel / month. Accordingly, the channel leasing fee will decrease by 15-50%, the channel with the highest speed will decrease the most.

In addition, other types of channels such as private, inter-provincial, and local leased channels and leased IXP private channels have an average reduction of 10-55% depending on the type of speed. In particular, the strong reduction focused on the channels with high speeds such as 155 Kb / s, 45 Mb / s. In particular, the highest reduction belongs to the international telecommunications channel with 60% compared to the current.

The difference in the decision to reduce freight this time is, the Ministry only focuses on 4 types of channels with the speed of 64 Kb / s, 2048 Kb / s, 45 Mb / s 155 Mb / s. Other types of speeds will be balanced and adjusted by the business itself.

Hoang Hung