Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	License to Operate an Internet Cafe (suspended)
Type of formality	License
Date of last modification	30.12.2017
Responsible Authorities	Department of Digital Technology
LSIC
Who should complete this business formality?	Legal entities that intend to operate the internet café service business type 2 in Lao PDR, which is to provide Internet access services to customers that are using their other businesses, such as bar, entertainment venues, accommodation and public places.
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	1. Having safety protection measures for the user (i.e. fire or electrical short prevention according to the relevant standard); 2. Having the CCTV that can capture the activities of the users within the shop for not less than 30 days; 3. Showing business licenses, fees and internal rules where the users can see and read easily; 4. Having a computer network system that has internet signal within the shop or areas that they are responsible only; 5. Having anti-virus software on each computer; 6. Having at least 2 Mbps Internet speeds; 7. For the use of wireless networking systems, it is only permitted to use the WiFi networks systems with a frequency band of 2.4 GHz or 5GHz, and the output speed must not exceed 0.05 watts.
Additional Comment	The applicant who obtain this Formality shall ensure full compliance with the qualifications as defined within 60 days.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Notice on the Suspension of Business License and the Operation of Internet Cafe	118/PSO.DICT	20.01.2020
Order on the Provision of Internet Cafe Service	828/MOPT	11.03.2015	Chapter 2 Type and Issues of Internet Cafe License Article 5 to Article 13
Law on Information and Communications Technology	02/NA	11.07.2016	Part V ICT Business Activities Article 35 to Article 38

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Power of Attorney	Confirmative act
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act
Address Certification	Confirmative act
Copy of ID card or Family book of Managing Director	Confirmative act
List of Equipment	Confirmative act	ລາຍລະອຽດອຸປະກອນ
Location Confirmation of Enterprise	Confirmative act
Photograph of the Managing Director	Confirmative act	ຮູບສີ 3x4 ຈຳນວນ 2 ໃບ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີນ 3 ເດືອ

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

LIST OF ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR FIRST TIME APPLICATION
Type of document	Document Name
Application form	ໃບຄຳຮ້ອງ ຂໍໃບອະນຸຍາດດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດດ້ານເຕັກໂນໂລຊີຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານ

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Department of Digital Technology, Ministry of Technology and Communications
Processing Time (Day(s))	10	In case the documents are incorrect and incomplete or do not have the required conditions, the applicant must be notified within 5 working days.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	12
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	Renewal shall be done 30 days before the expiration date

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Comments	Reference: Ordinance 003/PO

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Comments	Reference: Ordinance 003/PO

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Power of Attorney
Enterprise Registration Certificate
Address Certification
Copy of ID card or Family book of Managing Director
List of Equipment	ລາຍລະອຽດອຸປະກອນ
Location Confirmation of Enterprise
Photograph of the Managing Director	ຮູບສີ 3x4 ຈຳນວນ 2 ໃບ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີນ 3 ເດືອ

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016	397	0
2017	125	397