{"id":8696,"date":"2014-05-09T14:09:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/?p=8696"},"modified":"2014-05-09T14:09:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:09:41","slug":"gsma-welcomes-brazilian-government-decision-to-reduce-machine-to-machine-taxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/gsma-welcomes-brazilian-government-decision-to-reduce-machine-to-machine-taxation\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA welcomes Brazilian Government decision to reduce Machine-To-Machine taxation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Appropriate Regulatory Framework Will Allow Developing M2M Market to Flourish<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GSMA welcomes the Brazilian government\u2019s decision to pass regulation reducing taxation on machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. The move, which was announced by Brazil&#8217;s Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo and signed by President Dilma Rousseff, will significantly reduce the SIM card tax on M2M devices, providing a stimulus for operators to develop services, such as smart metering, car tracking or remote health monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Rouseuff\u2019s decision to reduce this taxation is a significant move to stimulate the growth of M2M services and should be recognised by other markets as a very positive and forward-looking move,\u201d said Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA. \u201cM2M is a new market whose growth should be encouraged by government policies of low taxation and light-touch regulation. Countries like Brazil that encourage the growth of M2M services will be the first to benefit from the social, environmental and economic opportunities of this important new sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decree will cut two fees in the Telecommunications Inspection Fund (FISTEL) \u2013 the Installation Inspection Tax (TFI), which is charged when a SIM is first activated and the Operation Inspection Fee (TFF), an annual charge on each active SIM. This equates to a combined reduction of 80 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>There are approximately 8.7 million M2M connections (source: GSMA Intelligence) currently active in Brazil, a figure that is expected to grow exponentially following this decision. The GSMA recently released a report called \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsmamobileeconomylatinamerica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Mobile Economy Latin America<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 that predicted 84 million M2M connections by 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The GSMA Latin America will host a three-day Plenary in Montevideo, Uruguay on 27-29th May inviting key government and mobile industry representatives from across Latin America to discuss the industry, including a seminar on M2M service models (\u201cConnected Living\u201d, 27th May). For further information on the Plenary please go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/plenary-meeting41\/\" target=\"_blank\">stg.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/plenary-meeting41<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appropriate Regulatory Framework Will Allow Developing M2M Market to Flourish The GSMA welcomes the Brazilian government\u2019s decision to pass regulation reducing taxation on machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. 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