Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved a programme to develop broadband infrastructure by 2020. Under the programme, at least 40% of households will have access to fixed broadband internet by 2020, and at least 60% of subscribers are to get a minimum downlink speed of 25 Mbps. The programme will also ensure that at least 95% of residential areas will be covered by 3G/4G networks. Under the programme, no discrimination between state-run and private companies is to be allowed, and there will a focus on socioeconomic development, such as via e-government, e-commerce, and disaster prevention.