The policy shall be implemented from April 30, 2026 to December 31, 2030, according to a program approved by the Government on May 1, 2026.

The Government plans
to provide 400,000 smart phones to the poor and near-poor households in ethnic
and mountainous areas over the next five years.

The Government News on May 2 quoted a program approved by
the Government a day earlier as reporting that the  policy shall be implemented from April 30,
2026 to December 31, 2030.

The move aims to ensure residents in the most disadvantaged
communes can access to telecommunication services nationwide.

As of early 2026, Vietnam had an estimated 69.2 million to
over 79 million smart phone users. The market is rapidly expanding, with
smartphones being the primary device for internet access, placing Vietnam  among the top 10 countries globally for total
smartphone users.

VGP-Van Nguyen