Taxes and fees paid by mobile operators in Sub-Saharan Africa corresponded to ** percent of the sector's market revenue in 2017. From a country perspective, Guinea had the highest level of taxation, ** percent of market revenue. Chad, Zambia, and Congo were also heavily taxed, at ** percent, ** percent, and ** percent of market revenue, respectively. By contrast, mobile operators paid fewer taxes in Nigeria ( percent), and South Africa (** percent).
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