Disqus
Virgin Mobile is looking to expand to another market – Turkey. The company is reportedly in talks with various parties to launch services in the growing Turkish market.
The problem with Turkey is in the fact that there is a taxation issue which may hold up any launch as the government levies a 15% tax on sales from the MVNO and its hosting network. This will effectively push up retail prices, making it harder for Virgin to compete. As we all know, Virgin Mobile typically offers low-cost services targeted to the youth market.
In addition to Turkey, there is a sizeable ex-pat customer base across Europe where Virgin Mobile already has operations (at least in some markets)…
[Via: Reuters]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
