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Internet means a global system of interconnected computer networks through
telecommunication networks for the transmission, reception and exchange of data
and information.
Telecommunication equipment means telephone switches, telephone sets, radio
transmitters and receivers, teletypewriters, facsimile machines, computers,
electric generators, electricity supply including copper wires, admixture wires,
fiber-optic cables, antenna or materials used to interconnect with the
telecommunication network.
Network interconnection means the interconnection of telecommunication
networks of service providers to enable service users to communicate with each
other.
Article 4 (amended). State Policy on Telecommunications
The State encourages both domestic and foreign individuals, legal entities or
organizations to invest in the construction, development and extension of telecommunication
networks according to the types and terms of telecommunication business operations.
The State promotes telecommunication service providers to fairly compete in the
operations of telecommunication services and to strictly comply with trade competition
regulations of Lao PDR.
The State encourages telecommunication service providers to expand the necessary
telecommunication infrastructure by appropriately using national transmission lines and
national security facilities to enable people living in rural and remote areas to use
telecommunication services with reasonable service charges.
The State encourages telecommunication service providers to be involved in the
national defense and security nationwide, to react against and prevent all destructive trickeries
of enemy to the country.
Article 5 (new). Telecommunication Principles
Telecommunications shall comply with the following principles:
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Ensuring telecommunication development in line with the policy guidelines, the
State socio-economic development plan and the sectoral development strategic
plan;
Ensuring equality in front of the law, non-discrimination, independence of the
telecommunication authority from telecommunication service providers in
accordance with the laws;
Ensuring that the allocation and use of telecommunication resources are carried
out in an objective, timely and transparent manner; make publicly available the
current state of allocated frequency bands, except for detailed identification of
frequencies allocated for specific government uses;