All mobile network coverage gaps will be eliminated by June 2025, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung at a Q&A session on November 12  as part of the 15th National Assembly’s ongoing 8th sitting.

The ministry is working hard to finalize a draft decree guiding the implementation of the 2023 Law on Telecommunications (amended) which will be submitted to the Government for approval either in November or December of this year, according to the minister.

The decree will create a much more flexible regulatory environment for the construction of telecommunications towers in remote areas, he said.

The ministry is considering the possibility of using satellite technology to expand coverage in those regions where telecoms towers have been built but without electricity.  

The minister also reported that Vietnam's 4G mobile network coverage now reaches 99% of the population, bringing the country close to the level of developed nations (99.4%).