Announced How Much Money We Spend on Communications in 2021

Free Telecommunication Operators Association (TELKODER)Family Expenses Research in Electronic Communicationsannounced the results of 2021. The data published by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority and the evaluation made by TELKODER are based on the communication services received by a family of four. monthly and annual average spending revealed.

According to the research, the monthly average including taxes for landline telephone in the past year 47.42 TL paid. Fixed internet connection monthly average including taxes 81.15 TL while the average monthly payments of the subscribers of the 3 GSM operators are included in the taxes. 56.16 TL it happened. The communication expenses of a four-person household and the taxes collected from this expense were as follows:

4,238 TL was spent per family in 2021

Average annual communication cost of a family of 4, each of whom has a mobile phone line and a fixed phone and broadband internet subscription at home,

• Including taxes in 2021 4,238 TL per year, 353 TL per month,
• 3,736 TL per year including taxes in 2020,
• In 2019, 3,225 TL was paid, including taxes.

Total of 18% VAT and 10% Special Communications Tax (changed from year to year) taken from communication expenses

• 927 TL in 2021 (10% SCT + 18% VAT)
• 759 TL (7.5% SCT + 18% VAT) in 2020
• In 2019, it was 655 TL (7.5% SCT + 18% VAT).

In 2022 the increase will be even greater:

TELKODER aims to increase the share of internet in the expenses and the tax in the coming years, and this situation will increase the communication expenses in 2022. predicts an increase. In Turkey 500 TL in communication expenses only last year. increase it happened. Halil Nadir Teberci, Chairman of the Board of TELKODER, made the following statement on this subject:

“These increases unfortunately challenge the right of our citizens to receive cheap communication services. We believe that the state will show the necessary approach to alleviate these tax burdens with liberalization and full competition in 2022.”