The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday discussed the Wireless Frequencies Law. A regulation on auctioning and choosing enterprises to use the wireless frequencies is a new point in the draft,

A regulation on auctioning and choosing enterprises to use the wireless frequencies is a new point in the draft. (Photo: VNN)

Specifically, the Government will allow the transfer of the right to use the wireless frequencies through auction.

Hop said most countries had adopted this method to license frequency bands which were capable of bringing about high profit.

By doing so, the State would also be able to collect a big sum of money for the State budget from winners, Hop said.

The selection will be made depending on different factors, such as whether that enterprise was good at implementing State policies. Beside this, the enterprise had to pay a certain sum of money to the State when selected.

The draft also regulates that individuals and organisations will be allowed to lend their licensed wireless frequency equipment to others to exploit.

“These modes will help select enterprises which are able to provide the best service and effectively use the wireless frequency resources,” Hop said.

They would also make the licence to rare frequency bands more transparent, he said.

Regulations on other issues such as compensation policy and clearance for frequency bands will also create conditions for individuals and organisations to be active in setting up plans and use frequency in a stable way.

Director of the National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee Phung Quoc Hien said wireless frequency was a limited resource capable of bringing about big profit.

Hien said the State could collect resources fax instead of fees to limit speculation and ineffective exploitation.

Director of the Law Committee Nguyen Van Thuan cited the fact that the country had had up to 67 radio and television broadcasting stations nationwide, saying that better planning was needed to ensure effective use of the frequency bands.

Director of the Science, Technology and Environment Committee Dang Vu Minh recommended the draft law supplement some contents to support the use of wireless frequency in remote, border and island areas.

The draft consists of eight chapters and 47 articles. It will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in May.

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