The Center has the task of acting as the focal point to coordinate and coordinate with agencies, organizations and enterprises to participate in technical and technology-related support and cooperation to support the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; design, build, manage, operate, monitor, ensure safety and network security for technology platforms and systems for Covid-19 prevention and control. Unified management, centralized connection and distribution of electronic medical declaration data, domestic movement declaration data, people’s reflection data, quarantine point data and access control data quarantine points between technology systems for Covid-19 prevention and control. One of the tasks of the Center is unified management, centralized connection and data distribution between technology systems for Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. The Center is also responsible for developing or receiving new technology solutions in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; serving the requirements of using technology to support the medical profession of the Ministry of Health; supporting technical requirements, guiding the implementation of technological measures for ministries, sectors and localities in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, urge the application of technology systems and platforms to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic as well as perform a number of other tasks as assigned by the Minister of Information and Communications. Having a flexible working structure, not an administrative organization, no additional organization or staff, besides the Director, in charge of general administration is the Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Informatization (Ministry of Information and Communications). ) also invited medical experts and technology experts to participate as the National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, as core members. Specifically, the Ministry of Information and Communications invited a representative from the IT Department (Ministry of Health) to be the Deputy Director of the National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. This expert is in charge of connecting between technology and health stakeholders, based on the anti-epidemic practice, proposing specific issues and requirements (head of the article) that need IT tools to support the Ministry of Health. directing the organization of building IT and software solutions to meet the set requirements. The Ministry of Information and Communications also invited Mr. Tran Dac Phu, an advisor of the Vietnam Center for Emergency Response to Public Health Events, to join the Center as a member, in charge of professional advisory work. Besides, the Center also has other core members of the Department of Telecommunication, Department of Information Security, National Center for Electronic Authentication (Ministry of Information and Communications); leading a number of businesses…as a permanent member. The National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has an assistant department, a professional and technical department consisting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees of the following departments: Informatization, Telecommunications, Security information and digital technology enterprises in Vietnam. Depending on the job requirements, the Department of Informatics submits to the Leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications to add core members of the Center.

The hotline to support medical declaration 18001119 is completely free. On 4-6, after investigation and verification, the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications said that the information about subscribers being deducted when listening to a call displaying the word “BCD Covid19” in Bac Ninh is complete. totally fabricated. In order to provide maximum support for Bac Ninh in the prevention and control of Covid 19, from the morning of May 29, the Ministry of Information and Communications has directed telecommunications businesses to use Callbot technology to call mobile subscribers in the province. Bac Ninh and Bac Giang have not installed Bluezone to mobilize and guide people to install and use this application to protect themselves and the community against the Covid-19 epidemic. In particular, under the direction of the Ministry of Information and Communications, these calls are completely free of charge when people answer the phone or call back. However, recently, in Bac Ninh province and on social networks, information sharing about the situation has been spread: the number of the switchboard impersonated based on the Covid-19 epidemic to cheat money withdrawals from customers’ and customers’ phones. people. Mobile phone subscribers are charged when receiving an incoming call displaying the words “BCD Covid19” or “BCD Covid-313158” or “18001119”. In order to have a basis for information and propaganda on the mass media to let the people know, as well as to serve well the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and other provinces and cities in the area. nationwide, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications have investigated and verified. Accordingly, subscriber information that is deducted when listening to the phone is completely fabricated, people need to be alert when sharing, to avoid affecting the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in Bac Ninh province. A facebook post corrected the previous false information. Source: Mic.gov.vn. In addition, the information that subscribers lost their charges when they heard from the Covid-19 switchboard spread on social networks has made people in Bac Ninh province bewildered, not daring to listen to the phone, greatly affecting the public sector. disease prevention and control as well as the security and order situation in Bac Ninh province. Therefore, the Department of Information and Communications of Bac Ninh province is also coordinating with relevant agencies to verify and track down the subjects who posted and shared articles about listening to calls losing money to handle according to regulations. provisions of the law. People installing and using Bluezone will help them receive timely warnings and support from health authorities when they come into contact with an infected case. When everyone participates, the Bluezone system will help to quickly trace, zoning, accurately isolate, and quickly prevent epidemics. At the same time, helping the community reduce the number of quarantined people, saving society’s resources.

The price is 3 times cheaper, no owner needed Specifically, the best-selling cheap 4G SIMs on online markets are usually VinaPhone’s D500, VD149 SIM, Viettel’s V90, V120 SIM, Vietnamobile’s unlimited 4G monthly SIM card or MobiFone’s MDT250A SIM. These are cheap packages, usually in the form of a 1-year package that does not need to be recharged. The convenience of these SIM lines also lies in the fact that users do not need to register the subscriber’s own owner, just buy it and perform the activation operation, the SIM will always be used without the owner’s information. Cheap 4G SIMs that don’t need to be registered are sold widely on online markets. About the price, the same package that the carrier collects monthly from prepaid or postpaid users, these cheap 4G SIMs have cheaper monthly rates, even without monthly payments, just buy SIM card can be used continuously for 12 months. For example, with Viettel’s V120 package, this network operator collects a monthly fee of 120,000 VND per month from registered users, but when using a cheap 4G SIM on the network market, the price of this package is only 90,000 VND per month. month. Deeper reduction can include SIM VD149 of VinaPhone. Instead of paying 149,000 VND per month like a regular SIM, users of cheap 4G SIMs buying on the online market only have to pay a one-time payment of about 680,000 VND to buy a SIM, which can be used for 12 months. This price is equivalent to more than 56,000 VND a month, nearly 3 times cheaper than the price offered by the network operator for the same package. According to the advertisement of online merchants, a cheap 4G SIM is a type of SIM suitable for technology car drivers, students, and users who need to use 4G continuously with large capacity and cheap price. A quick survey shows that the price of this type of SIM ranges from less than 100,000 VND to about 700,000 VND depending on the package and network operator. After ordering a cheap 4G SIM above, Zing quickly receive goods and use SIM immediately, no need to register any subscription information. When looking up subscriber information, the system from the network operator returns information that the subscriber owner is a person named Long in Tra Vinh with the accompanying CCCD number. Also according to the seller, users can send their CCCD information to register the owner for peace of mind to use the SIM for a long time. Share with Zing , a telecommunications expert said that in addition to the risk of being fined for using junk SIMs, buyers and users of non-original SIM cards are also likely to be scammed, buying unusable SIMs such as end. “Besides, when sending information to register the SIM owner purchased online, users are also likely to have their information stolen to register for other non-original SIMs. Most likely cheap 4G SIMs sold on the Internet. The network is also pre-registered using the information of previous customers,” he said. Strongly scan for junk SIM In order to have a “clean” database to deploy new services, the authorities and network operators are stepping up the cleaning of telecommunications junk, including spam SIMs, spam messages and spam calls. Previously, the Ministry of Information and Communications (TT & TT) asked the carriers to directly connect the database of subscriber information registration with the Department of Telecommunications. In addition, develop and apply criteria to prevent suspicious activity on the distribution channel such as not allowing activation at night, activation frequency exceeding 1 subscriber/minute, 100 subscribers/day, registration Sign more than 3 subscribers/1 number of papers. The Ministry of Information and Communications and network operators are stepping up the search for junk SIM and other telecommunications waste. Photo: Ngo Minh. Also according to the regulator, the carriers also deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) matching tool to identify portraits and documents using artificial intelligence (AI) across the entire distribution channel to prevent the use of documents. invalid, use photos instead of real people… Network operators including Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone also offer strong solutions to combat spam such as stopping the sale of network adapters at authorized dealers, stopping the right to connect subscriber numbers of authorized dealers from June 1. 2020. Instead, businesses will focus on selling SIMs and registering subscriber information at their telecommunications service providers. According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 49, the act of using someone else’s documents (even if they are lent) or transferring the registered SIM card to another person for use without re-signing the contract will be subject to administrative fines up to 500,000 VND. In addition, according to the Department of Telecommunications, when there are violations of the law, cases related to mobile subscriber numbers are used by individuals or organizations in the name of the subscriber, but not directly but to be used by the person who violates the law, the person in the name of the subscriber is responsible for explaining and proving his innocence when requested by the authorities, even having to bear joint criminal responsibility. if this violation causes serious consequences.

Telecommunication operators have deployed many solutions to prevent and handle spam sims. In the photo: VinaPhone staff support customers to activate new subscribers. The purchase and sale of junk sim has complicated signs According to the Telecommunications Department (Ministry of Information and Communications), in order to tighten the management of pre-activated sims, operators have applied artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support customer identification (KYC) from May. 4-2020; stop developing new sims at authorized points from June 2020; upgrade AI biometrics from September 2020. According to statistics, the network operators have processed and recalled about 26 million suspected sims that were activated on the distribution channel. From July 2020 to March 2021, carriers blocked nearly 129,000 calls with suspicious signs of spam, blocking 29.5 million calls with signs of fraud. Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Department Le Van Tuan assessed that the above solutions have contributed to preventing the situation of buying and selling garbage sims in 2020. However, in early 2021, the purchase, sale and use of trash sims showed signs of complexity. trash back. According to a survey by the Telecommunications Department, the rate of new subscribers in the first 3 months of 2021 increases by 10%, much higher than the average growth rate in the whole 2020 (6%) … Spam sim must be strengthened. At the end of April 2021, 3 operators Viettel, VNPT / VinaPhone, MobiFone agreed to add additional measures to handle spam sims. Specifically, subscription activation is performed on the centralized system of the enterprise. Authorized agents only support sales and enter subscriber information. In particular, the network operator deployed a video call technology solution (video call) to authenticate customers before activating the subscription. In addition, additional responsibility for handling individuals and units if any mistake occurs … Introducing more specifically about the above solutions, Mr. Pham Manh Ha, Department of Infrastructure and Connection (Telecommunications Department) said that, according to regulations, the network operator must be fully responsible for the registration and management of the network. subscription information management. Therefore, the network operators agree not to allow authorized agents to activate the sim as before. In addition, to ensure accurate subscriber information, operators will increase control through the registration procedure of subscriber information in accordance with regulations, with customer identification, then the department is responsible. Activate sim will make a video call to re-monitor. The video call technology solution is integrated on the terminals at the operator’s stores, each call only takes a short time enough to validate subscriber information before deciding to activate. Combined inspection and violation handling Deputy General Director of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) To Dung Thai emphasized, since 2 years ago, VNPT has come up with the view that subscriber development is based on efficiency, that is, the subscriber is the owner and must generating charges and discouraging massive subscriber development. The application of the solution to prevent spam sim once again affirms the determination of the business in developing a healthy and sustainable telecommunications market. Meanwhile, Deputy General Director of Military Telecom Industry Group (Viettel), Tao Duc Thang, said that Viettel and carriers have discussed and agreed on solutions to try to prevent spam sims. In addition, the Department of Telecommunications, the Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the local Department of Information and Communication also need to regularly inspect and strictly handle violations. According to representatives of telecommunications businesses, in fact, users want convenience when buying and selling and using phone sims is real, so does not rule out the phenomenon of selling points, agents “circumvent” the law to sell sims. activation available. In addition, there is also the fact that many customers register for the primary sim, but the AI ​​system does not recognize the image of personal papers. Therefore, the handling of trash sim also needs a roadmap, difficult to completely solve at once. According to Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Phan Tam, with the signing of cooperation in implementing spam sim prevention, telecommunications businesses have shown their commitment and determination more clearly. The Ministry of Information and Communications will base on the level of implementation to assess the commitment and determination of the carriers. At the same time, the Ministry will direct functional units, the information and communication departments to continue checking and handling the situation of buying and selling garbage sims. The determination of businesses will make a fundamental change in the management of prepaid mobile phone sims in order to contribute to creating a safe and healthy cyberspace environment.

Spam calls have plummeted The Telecommunications Department said that 17,276 subscribers who distributed spam calls were handled in March 2021. This is 2.3 times the figure recorded in February of this year. Thus, since the operators started the “campaign” to clean up telecommunications trash (July 2020), 128,970 subscribers spreading spam calls have been successfully filtered. In particular, only in the first quarter of 2021, there were more than 39,000 subscribers distributing spam calls handled by the operators, showing the determination of the Ministry of Information and Communications and carriers in blocking calls. junk consumer harassment. Before that, in the last 6 months of 2020, on average, each month, operators successfully blocked about 15,000 subscribers from spreading spam calls. According to the majority of consumers, over the past time, spam calls have decreased sharply. However, many advertising calls and service introduction still arise but are done more sophisticatedly. Ms. Bui Hang (Thanh Xuan – Hanoi) said: “For a long time there have been no spam calls to my phone, but since the day I applied for stock account registration, advertising calls appear thick. Special, 2-3 days. There was a conversation I had, the other end said that I knew I had submitted the application, but it was a stock trading profile in the domestic market. That employee invited me to join international stocks for more benefits. Why do they know my information so well? “. According to the reflection of Mr. Le Manh Dung (Long Bien-Hanoi), recently, this customer is often tapped. When calling back, there are also introductory content, advertising services. According to the Telecommunications Department, next time, the Department will continue to promote measures to manage and handle violations related to telecommunications waste (spam sim, spam calls, spam messages); At the same time, there are solutions to prevent fake phone calls, prevent the sale of pre-activated sims … contributing to ensuring security and order.

Blocked more than 8.5 million fraudulent calls in the first quarter. Artwork From July 1, 2020, the Telecommunications Department – Ministry of Information and Communications has coordinated with carriers Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone to deploy a technology solution to filter and disconnect subscribers who distribute spam calls. Specifically, from July 2020 to March 2021, the above 5 carriers have blocked 128,970 calls with suspicious signs of being spam calls. Through the technical system, the network operators also detected and prevented 29,497,735 calls with signs of fraud, contributing to ensuring safety, security and social order; separately from January to March 2021, 39,321 spam calls and 8,500,702 suspected phishing calls were blocked. At this point, the Telecommunications Department (Ministry of Information and Communications) will continue to promote measures to manage and handle violations related to “telecommunications junk” (spam sims, spam calls, spam messages). On the other hand, the Telecommunications Department also coordinates with carriers to deploy technical solutions to prevent fake phone calls, prevent sales of pre-activated sims …

Regarding the tariff, these 4G SIMs are advertised only need to pay 25,000 – 50,000 VND per month. This is a very cheap fee for 1 billion GB of 4G high-speed capacity. Currently, carriers sell popular 4G packages at VND 70,000 / month with a capacity of no more than 4 GB. Posts about 4G SIMs have 1 billion GB of high-speed capacity per month and cheap rates are rampant on internet markets. Contact one end of each selling SIM type, Zing receive a quote of 99,000 VND for the SIM in which the package has not been activated, activate it by itself when receiving the SIM or 150,000 VND for the activated SIM, only use it. Also as noted, all 1 billion GB 4G SIM card advertising posts use MobiFone’s SIM embryo image. Exchange with Zing The representative of MobiFone confirmed that all posts on social networks related to the distribution of 4G SIM cards with a capacity of up to 1 billion GB with low rates are scams. Currently, this network operator does not have any SIM types and packages like the ads above. The representative of the operator affirmed that users should not buy SIM from the above objects as well as recommending that customers can refer to the most accurate products and services at MobiFone stores as well as through main sales channels. other business formula. With the cases of using the SIM of unknown origin as above, the representative of the carrier said that the user may have the possibility of leaking personal information or buying a SIM that cannot be used even after paying full payment for the object. In addition, the Telecommunications Department said that according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 49, the acts of using papers of other people (including being loaned) or transferring their registered SIMs to others to use. Failure to re-enter the contract will be subject to an administrative fine of up to 500,000 VND. In addition, when there are illegal acts, cases related to mobile phone numbers, which are held by the individual or organization under the name of the subscriber, but not directly used by the operator, but to the operator. violating the law of use, the person under the name of the subscriber owner is responsible for explaining and proving his innocence when requested by the authorities, even jointly liable for criminal action if this act Causing serious consequences.