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Title: The $40 smartphone: Component price hikes and VAT burdens squeeze 4G goals
Post by: Redaktion on March 09, 2026, 09:09:51
GSMA has moved its $40 4G smartphone plan into pilot markets across Africa, but rising memory prices and import taxes may make the affordability target harder to hit.

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