tcra welcome address

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CONNECT2CONNECT SUMMITDAR ES SALAAM, 30th SEPTEMBER – 1ST OCTOBER, 2014

“An overview of the Communications Sector in Tanzania”

John S NkomaDirector General

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)

CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Policies, Legislations, Regulations and Converged Licensing Framework

3. Fast growth of the ICT Sector: Convergence, Subscriber growth, NICTBB, African Submarine Cables, Interconnection, Financial Inclusion, TZ-CERT, A2DBM, Postcodes

4. Concluding Remarks

2.1 POLICIES

National Telecommunications Policy, 1997

National ICT Policy, 2003

National Postal Policy, 2003

National Information and Broadcasting Policy, 2003

Tanzania Development Vision 2025.

New ICT Policy (2014, Work in Progress)

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2.0POLICIES, LEGISLATIONS, REGULATIONS AND THE

CONVERGED LICENSING FRAMEWORK (CLF)

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2.2 Communication Sector Legislations

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Act No. 12/2003;

Universal Communications Service Access Fund Act, 2006

Electronic and Postal Communications Act, 2010 (EPOCA) (After repeal of Tanzania Communications Act No.18/1993 Tanzania Broadcasting Services Act No.6/1993)

2.3 COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REGULATIONS, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Quality of Service) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Central Equipment Identification Register)

Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Digital and Other Broadcasting Networks)

Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Computer Emergency Response Team)

Regulations, The Electronic and Postal Communications (Competition) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Tariff) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Mobile Number Portability) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Postal) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Radio Communications Frequency Spectrum)

Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Interconnection) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Accounting Separation) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Consumer Protection) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Electronic Communication Numbering and

Addressing) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Access, Co-Location and Infrastructure

Sharing) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) Regulations, 2011 The Electronic and Postal Communications (Electronic Communications Technical

Standards) Regulations, 2012 (To be published) The Electronic and Postal Communications (Contents) Regulations, 2012 The Electronic and Postal Communications (TTMS) Regulations, 2013

2.4 The Converged Licensing Framework (CLF)

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The CLF was introduced on 23rd February 2005. It consists of four licenses:

Network Facility License (NFL)

Network Services License (NSL)

Application Services License (ASL)

Content Services License (CSL)

The Converged licensing framework is Technology Neutraland Service Neutral.

Market segments: International, National, Regional, District

4. FAST GROWTH OF THE ICT SECTOR/DEVICES:

Convergence of

Technologies

2,963,7375,614,922

8,322,857 13,006,793

17,469,486

20,983,853

25,666,455

27,219,283

154,420151,644 163,269 123,809 172,922 174,511

161,063176,367

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Voice Telephone Subscriptions

Mobile

Fixed

6. Spectrum Opportunitieskk

Operators may use technology andoffer service of their choice underthe same frequency assignment(technology and service neutralityapproaches)

NICTBB which may ease the burdenfor national rollout for new andexisting operators

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Tanzania NICTBB

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dersea cab

les

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Determination No 3 of 2013: Glide Path for Interconnection rate (TZS) with effect from from 1st March 2013 to 31st

December 2017

1st

March2013

1st

January2014

1st

January 2015

1st

January2016

1st

January2072

Voice callterminationrates

34.92 32.40 30.58 28.57 26.96

Financial Inclusion

Uptakes in the Financial Inclusion Models ……..

MUX OPERATOR AND CONTENT SERVICE PROVIDERS

10/8/2014 14

Granted CSLGranted NFL and

FUL (Frequency User Licence)

CSP MUX

CONTENT SERVICE PROVIDER

MULTIPLEX OPERATOR NETWORK

PROVIDER

Source: 2nd PCD- 2006, TCRA

POSTCODE EXPLANATION

XXXXX 5 digits (numeric)

X - - - - 1st digit = Zone

XX - - - 1 and 2 (1st two digits)

= Region

XXX - - 1 and 2 and 3 ( 1st

three digits) = District

XXXXX All 5 digits = Ward

Postcode System for Tanzania

THANK YOU !

dg@tcra.go.tz

jsnkoma@tcra.go.tz

www.tcra.go.tz