Handset sales in Kenya up by 200%
A new report has revealed that mobile handset sales in Kenya have risen by 200% since the Kenyan Government chose to slash the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on mobile handset sales in 2009. Although the cut was announced two years ago, the effects are only just beginning to filter their way into the market. (more…)
Tags: Deloitte, GDP, Kenyan mobile operators, Kenyan Telecoms, Mobile phones, Tax
While mobile subscribers celebrate the ongoing tariff war in Kenya’s mobile telephony industry which has seen rates falling, dealers in the industry are feeling the pinch and counting the costs of low returns reports IT News Africa. (more…)
The main investor in Telkom Kenya, France Telecom, has denied reports that it plans to exit its Kenyan operation, as a result of registered losses. (more…)
As voice services reach saturation, Kenya’s mobile operators are turning their focus to providing more data services to Kenyan subscribers and investing in infrastructure to enhance mobile data transmission writes IT News Africa. (more…)
Tags: Kenyan mobile operators, MTN, Safaricom, Telkom Kenya, Zain Kenya
