Wireless telecommunications activities

Under Ministerial Decision No. 229 of 2025, wireless telecommunications activities are categorized as Excluded Activities. This prevents Free Zone Persons from applying the 0% preferential rate to income derived from regulated connectivity services, ensuring parity with mainland operators. Forensic focus is on the 'substance over form' regarding the underlying transmission technology versus the service label.

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Misclassification of telecommunications revenue as 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) or 'Data Hosting' to bypass the excluded activity list.

Which UAE zones permit this activity?

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