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He/she may elect to purchase two economy/coach class tickets and have their significant other accompany them provided that the cost of these two tickets are less than the comparable business class fare. Additionally, housing allowances are provided to employees residing in India. Part I GSMA's financial statements are presented in British Pounds. The amounts reported on Part X of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the conversion rate at 3/31/17 of 1.2343. The amounts reported on Part VIII and Part IX of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the average conversion rate for the fiscal year ended 03/31/17 of 1.3077. The foreign currency conversion results in an adjusting item to the organization's change in net assets for the period which is reported on Form 990, Part XI, line 9. The financial statements were compiled following international financial reporting standards and received an unqualified audit opinion. Part III, Line 4d Network 2020 - placing mobile networks at the heart of the all-IP broadband era, enabling secure, smart, interoperable and seamless IP-based communications services. Part VI, Line 6 GSMA has Operator Member, Associate Member and Rapport membership categories. Only Operator Members have voting rights. Associate Members and Rapporteurs do not have any voting rights. The number of votes allocated to a Member is proportionate to the amount of the annual Dues which a Member has paid. Members have the following powers: The ratification every two years of the Board in its entirety; the dismissal of the Chairman, individual members of the Board or the Director General. Part VI, Lines 7a & 7b Every two years, the GSMA conducts an election process to appoint the 25-member board. Thirteen seats on the Board are reserved for the thirteen largest mobile operators, based on wireless revenues and wireless connections. The remaining 12 seats are selected by the outgoing board based on a number of criteria contained in the GSMAs governance documents. The resulting slate of 25 Board members is presented to the members for ratification. Part VI, Line 11b THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. Part VI, Line 12c Directors and officers are required to execute annual written certifications of compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Any exceptions must be disclosed and reviewed by the organization. The directors and officers have certified their compliance with the policy for this tax year. Part VI, Lines 15a & b GSMA's human resources staff performs benchmarking studies to determine all officer compensation packages. These studies utilize external data on each element of the packages including base salary, incentive compensation, and benefit programs. Remuneration of the CEO is determined by the non-executive chairman. Part VI, Line 19 GSMA maintains public disclosure copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements at its principal office. These copies are available upon a written or in-person request for access. Part XI, Line 9 $18,168,459 Foreign Currency Conversion Adjustment Part XII, Line 1 GSM Association's financial statements (and thus the Form 990) have been prepared under the historical cost convention. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONTRACTORS TOTAL FEES:17152398 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:SPECTRUM/ADVOCACY TOTAL FEES:1933383 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:INTERNET OF THINGS TOTAL FEES:610146 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:DIGITAL IDENTITY/INCLUSION TOTAL FEES:1913577 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:NETWORK 2020 TOTAL FEES:21474 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:MOBILE MONEY/DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FEES:637932 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:FUTURE OF REGULATION TOTAL FEES:14101 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:INDUSTRY PURPOSE/STRATEGY TOTAL FEES:2186274 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:FACILITIES/HR TOTAL FEES:287760 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER RESEARCH AND CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:4682716 GSMA MC LLC 165 Ottley Drive Suite 150 atlanta GA 30324 261151406 ADVERTISING GA 0 GSMA Limited GSMC Event Project Management SL AV R Maria Cristina Palau De Congressos Fira Barcelona SP 08004 981139995 Event Mgmt SP 5445824 -13512 GSMA Limited GSM Conference Services LTD FLOOR 2 WALBROOK BLDG 25 WALBROOK London England UK ec4n 8af 981139992 Conferences UK 15569694 3303904 GSMA Limited GSMA (SHANGHAI) Co LTD 304c 3/f KERRY PARKSIDE OFFICES FANGDIAN ROAD Shanghai CH 201204 event mgmt CH 9352031 10539435 GSMA LIMITED GSMA Limited 165 Ottley Drive Suite 150 ATLANTA GA 30324 204991061 trade assoc GA 501(C)(6) N/A NA true gsma for mobile development fdn inc 165 Ottley Drive Suite 150 ATLANTA GA 30324 371552838 SUPPORT ORG GA 501(C)(3) TYPE 1 NA false GSMA BRASIL TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA 17th floor av das nacoes unidas sao paulo BR 12551 digital advoc BR GSM ASSOCIATION C CORP 1115021 943165 1.00000 false GSMA SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE Limited LEV 1 PARSVNATH TOWER BHAI VEER SINGH MARG NEW DELHI IN 110001 DIGITAL ADVOC IN GSM ASSOCIATION C CORP 1186220 1400123 1.00000 false GSMA SRL Av Libertador 6810 15th Floor Autonomous City of Buenos Aires AR Digital Advocacy AR GSM Association C Corp 44824 65446 1.00000 false false true false true true false false false false false false false false true true true true false true GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC B 1451181 GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC D 15477817 GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC E 18298265 GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC O 4109619 GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC P 886904 GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC Q 1582029 GSMA LIMITED E 259897495 GSMA LIMITED S 74537000 PART V GSMA BRASIL TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA & GSMA SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & GSMA SRL ARE WHOLLY OWNED SUBISIDIARES OF GSM ASSOCIATION, AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE R, PART IV. THE ACTIVITY OF THESE SUBSIDIARIES IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS OF GSM ASSOCIATION. GSM ASSOCIATION IS A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS WORLDWIDE INCOME ON THE 990. THEREFORE, THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GSM ASSOCIATION AND THESE SUBSIDIARES ARE NOT REPORTED SEPARATrELY ON SCHEDULE R, PART V.