Government will remove the luxury excise duty on basic smartphones from 1 April, ahead of the shutdown of 2G and 3G networks.

Industry insiders applaud government’s move to make entry-level smartphones accessible to a broader segment of the population ...

South Africa's big operators have lauded the announcement that luxury duties on basic smartphones will be scrapped.

PRETORIA: South Africa's government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below 2,500 rand ($136 ...

Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G ...

Smartphones, which have increased in price, have historically been taxed like luxury products in South Africa, with a 9% ad ...

A Senate inquiry has called on the federal government and telcos to do more to help Australians who have lost mobile phone coverage following the 3G shutdown. Some consumers say they've found it ...

Human Mobile Devices previously held the licencing rights for Nokia, but has ditched the brand for its own and is selling an ...

The Australian smartphone market grew 3.1% in the last quarter, with Motorola the big winner delivering 105.6% growth, ...

South African mobile operators have pointed to import duties and taxes as some of the main contributors to unaffordable ...

The latest communications sector status report published by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) shows ...

Government moves to enhance smartphone affordability, proposing no excise duty on smartphones below R2 500 as of 1 April.