Circular 08/2021/TT-BTTTT providing the list of radio frequency use license-exempt radio devices and accompanying technical and operational conditions

CIRCULAR

Providing the list of radio frequency use license-exempt radio devices and accompanying technical and operational conditions^[1]

Pursuant to the November 23, 2009 Law on Radio Frequencies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 17/2017/ND-CP of February 17, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 71/2013/QD-TTg of November 21, 2013, promulgating the Master Plan on National Radio Frequency Spectrum, which was amended and supplemented under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 02/2017/QD-TTg of January 17, 2017;

At the proposal of the Director General of the Authority of Radio Frequency Management,

The Minister of Information and Communications promulgates the Circular providing the list of radio frequency use license-exempt radio devices and accompanying technical and operational conditions.

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. This Circular provides the list of radio frequency use-exempt radio devices and accompanying technical and operational conditions.

2. This Circular applies to organizations and individuals that manage, use, manufacture, import and trade in radio devices specified in Clause 1 of this Article in Vietnam.

3. This Circular does not apply to radio devices manufactured, imported or used by the armed forces for national defense and security purposes. The manufacture, import and use of such radio devices shall be prescribed by the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security to ensure compliance with relevant national technical regulations.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Short range device means a signal-transmitting or -receiving and -transmitting radio equipment which, when meeting certain technical and operational conditions, is unlikely to cause harmful interference to other radio equipment.

2. Non-specific short range device means a short range device that satisfies the law-specified technical and operational conditions, regardless of its application or use purpose.

3. Cordless phone means a telephone terminal device that is connected to a public telephone network via a two-line analog interface. This device consists of a central unit and a mobile unit interconnected by a radio interface:

The central unit (also known as the base station or mother unit) is fixed and connected to two fixed telephone lines of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), using a built-in antenna. A built-in antenna is an antenna that is permanently installed inside or outside a device and is part thereof.