{"id":42303,"date":"2016-10-20T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/gsma_resources\/taxation-colombia\/"},"modified":"2016-10-20T19:27:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T18:27:08","slug":"taxation-colombia","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/gsma_resources\/taxation-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Inclusion and Mobile Sector Taxation in Colombia 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mobile services today connect over 33 million people in Colombia, and are a key economic and social contributor in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Colombia has the third highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population in Latin America. The mobile industry plays a major role in the country with revenues of USD 5.7bn in 2015, representing almost 2% of GDP.<\/p>\n

Mobile penetration by connection was approximately 100% in Q1 2016, with 66% people holding a mobile\u00a0subscription,1 making Colombia the fourth largest mobile market in Latin America. Whilst mobile internet has developed rapidly, with penetration of subscribers at 47% in Q1 2016, this is lower than the averages for Latin America and OECD countries.<\/p>\n

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