Issue nos 11-12/August2008 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (Cong Bao nos 511-512/September 12,2008) the grant, modification, supplementation, extension and withdrawal of licenses for the establishment of private Internets comply with the provisions of Articles 36, 44 and 45 of the Government's Decree No. 160/2004/ND-CP of September 3,2004, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Post and Telecommunications Ordinance. Article 15.- Conditions on Internet agency business 1. Having a location and ground that comply with regulations and standards on fire prevention and fighting and environmental sanitation in order to protect service users' safety and health. 2. Making business registration in accordance with the law on enterprises. 3. Signing an agency contract with an Internet service provider after having completed business registration procedures under Clause 2 of this Article. 4. Having an Internet equipment system meeting the prescribed requirements on information safety and security assurance. 5. Displaying rules on the use of Internet services at Internet agency business locations. These rules must fully and clearly state prohibited acts specified in Article 6 of this Decree and rights and obligations of Internet service users prescribed in Article 12 of this Decree. 15 2. Private Internets may build transmission lines or lease those of network infrastructure providers for direct international connection, connection with Internet service providers; and connection of Internet exchanges. Private Internets must not be linked to one another. 3. The Vietnam national Internet exchange (VNIX) is established to operate on the not-forprofit principle in order to carry domestic Internet traffic nationwide. Internet service providers that also operate as network infrastructure providers have the duty to establish transmission lines for connection with the Vietnam national Internet exchange. The Ministry of Information and Communication shall issue specific regulations on the operation of VNIX and mechanisms and policies to create conditions for Internet service providers to connect one another, with VNIX and with Internet exchanges of other enterprises. Article 17.- Internet resources 1. All organizations and individuals may register and use the Vietnamese national domain name ".vn" and international domain names. 2. The registration and use of the Vietnamese national domain name shall be realized through domain name ".vn" registrars on the following principles: a/ Equality and non-discrimination; b/ First come, first serve; Article 16.- Connection 1. Internet service providers may lease transmission lines of network infrastructure providers for direct international connection, direct interconnection and connection with Internet exchanges. c/ Compliance with Article 68 of the Law on Information Technology on the protection of the Vietnamese domain name ".vn"; d/ Official websites of the Party's and State's agencies must use the Vietnamese national domain © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM