The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that competition to get cheaper smartphones to the market will grow and allow millions of new customers, especially in Africa and Asia, to access the Internet on their mobiles.
A4AI noted that Microsoft recently announced the release of its cheapest ever smartphone, the Nokia 215, and Mozilla is continuing to expand its line of Firefox OS phones — these products are currently priced as low as $30.
“Additionally, we expect more governments to encourage the purchase of smartphones by cutting taxes on mobile devices — Ghana, where the A4AI national coalition had been directly lobbying the government, already announced they will drop their 20 percent import tax on handsets this year,” A4AI stated.
