What is the tax rate for basic telecommunications services?

9%. Telecommunications business can be divided into basic telecommunications business and value-added telecommunications business. The value-added tax rate for basic telecommunications is 9%, and the tax rate for providing value-added telecommunications services is 6%. Basic telecommunications business refers to the business that provides public network infrastructure, public data transmission and basic voice communication services. Value-added telecommunications services refer to the use of fixed networks, mobile networks, satellites, Internet, and cable TV networks to provide business activities such as SMS and MMS services, electronic data and information transmission and application services, and Internet access services.