Digital Inclusion and Mobile Sector Taxation 2016 The impacts of Sector-Specific Taxes and Fees on the Affordability of Mobile Services
- GSM Association 2016
- 25p.
This study, commissioned by the GSMA, analyses mobile taxes and fees and their relationship with affordability and adoption of mobile services to assess the extent to which they represent a barrier to connectivity around the world. Thirty developing world countries were selected by the GSMA for analysis: twelve in the Middle East and Africa, ten in Latin America and eight in Asia, with a further five developed world economies also considered for comparison.