Articles tagged with: GSM Association and Tax

Argentina Planning Higher Taxes on Mobile Phone Imports

The GSM Association (GSMA) says that it is concerned about plans to raise taxes on mobile phones in Argentina. The bill seeks to extend internal taxes on mobile handsets to a 17% nominal rate for imports and/or sales which are not produced in the Tierra del Fuego special economic zone.  more

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A $50 Billion Investment to Blanket Africa With Mobile Phones

At the Connect Africa summit, the GSM Association says that the mobile industry plans to invest more than $50 billion in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years to provide more than 90% of the population with mobile coverage. The figure comes from a Frontier Economics study commissioned by the GSA, and is based on forecasts supplied by mobile operators serving approximately 70% of sub-Saharan Africa's mobile users today.  more

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