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Taxing mobile - always a favourite

Posted By TelecomTV One , 10 January 2011 | 0 Comments | (0)
Tags: niger telecoms tax

The military junta that runs the poverty-striken African country of Niger has had the brilliant idea of raising some special telecoms taxes.

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Niger, says Cellular News, is one of the world's poorest countries and currently has a phone penetration of just 23 per cent. So a few extra taxes on the providers would presumably be just the thing to speed up adoption and encourage more infrastructure investment.
 

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