Turning off 2G waves is a major policy of the Ministry of Information and Communications and has been oriented since 2019. In recent times, the Ministry of Information and Communications and mobile businesses have implemented many solutions to promote turning off 2G waves, including solutions to convert 2G mobile subscribers to use smartphones; develop broadband mobile infrastructure. In many localities, effective models of turning off 2G waves have also appeared, bringing people to 4G.
Go to each house to propagate to the people
Sharing with VietNamNet about this issue, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hung, Director of Lang Son Department of Information and Communications, said that after receiving instructions from the Ministry of Information and Communications, Lang Son Department of Information and Communications has implemented a roadmap to stop providing 2G mobile technology in the province; has proactively communicated to people through many information channels such as local newspapers and radio stations. In addition, Lang Son also communicates through grassroots information channels such as the radio system to the commune level. However, the difference this time is that many people in remote areas, using 2G "brick" phones, will not be able to access information about the 2G shutdown (these subjects will access information through indirect channels such as family members informing them) like smartphone users who access information every day online.
To overcome this problem, Lang Son has chosen a way that is suitable for the people. Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee will direct the district chairmen, the district chairmen will direct the commune and ward chairmen, the commune and ward will assign to the community digital technology teams, the heads of residential groups, and villages. The Department of Information and Communications has also made a list of 2G Only subscribers in the area and transferred this information to the community digital technology teams, the heads of residential groups, and villages to go with the network operators to go to people's homes to persuade them to switch to 4G.
“We are determined to accompany businesses to turn off 2G waves instead of letting telecommunications businesses approach customers on their own because it will be very difficult when people may misunderstand that businesses are selling devices… Network operators go with village chiefs and residential group leaders to propagate the State's policy on turning off 2G waves and encourage each person to switch to 4G phones, which will be much more effective. With this method, there is a commune in Trang Dinh district that no longer has 2G subscribers but all have been switched to 4G. The key point is that the government must take strong action to create people's trust,” said Mr. Nguyen Trong Hung.
In addition, the network also offers preferential policies when switching from 2G to 4G such as only spending 360,000 to have a 4G phone. If customers commit to using the fee of 60,000 VND/month, the network will give them a free 4G phone.
“We have put forward a policy that the government and businesses will join together to strive to make Lang Son the first locality in the country to completely turn off 2G waves to bring people to 4G. Before the Ministry of Information and Communications directed to turn off 2G waves, Lang Son had about 120,000 2G Only subscribers. But at this time, after drastic implementation, there are only 39,500 mobile subscribers using 2G Only technology scattered in both urban and rural areas. Of which, Viettel has 33,000 subscribers, VNPT has 6,000 subscribers and MobiFone has 500 subscribers. Therefore, turning off 2G waves of VNPT and MobiFone is not a big problem, only Viettel must have a solution to support customers to turn off 2G waves,” Mr. Hung continued.
Government supports people to upgrade to 4G devices
Along with Lang Son, the authorities of some localities have also taken drastic measures to accompany businesses in turning off 2G waves and bringing people to 4G. Quang Yen town (Quang Ninh) has implemented a plan to carry out a 90-day and night campaign to convert 2G technology SIMs and phones to 4G SIMs and phones, and smartphones. The town has directed the People's Committees of communes, wards, and community digital technology groups to develop a plan to coordinate with Viettel Quang Ninh and Quang Ninh Telecommunications to organize announcements, calls, and text messages to 2G subscribers to invite them to cultural houses in villages and neighborhoods to switch to 4G SIMs. In addition, the town has also worked and agreed with telecommunications units and electronics supermarkets to introduce a 25-45% subsidy policy when buying 4G phones and smartphones for people.
Recently, the People's Committee of Da Nang City submitted a document to the People's Council of Da Nang City on supporting poor and near-poor households to buy smartphones when 2G is turned off. It proposed to support a maximum of 2 million VND/device/household for each case of a poor household or near-poor household meeting the city's standards where all members of the household do not have a smartphone. Each household will only be supported a maximum of 1 time. It is expected that Da Nang will be the first locality in the country to turn off 2G.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/den-tung-nha-ra-tung-nguoi-van-dong-nguoi-dan-len-4g-2305593.html
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