The sector provides at least 430 active jobs registered with the Vanuatu National Provident Fund, making up 1.7 percent of the total VNPF registered employees in Vanuatu. This is an increase by 0.3 percent as compared to 2013 telecommunications employment data. Apart from the registered employment, the sector also provides additional jobs to Ni-Vanuatu citizens across the nations in the form of subcontractors, street vendors, resellers; infrastructure caretakers and other employment as well that at large contribute to the welfare of the people of Vanuatu.