THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY

PRESS RELEASE
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TCRA: A DECADE OF COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION IN TANZANIA

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) is celebrating 10 years of its establishment with remarkable series of achievements and success stories in the transformation of the communication sector in the country TCRA was established on !" rd #ovember !00" as a statutory body res$onsible for regulating the %ostal and &lectronic Communications including telecommunications' broadcasting and internet in Tanzania (t was established under the TCRA Act #o 1! of !00" which merged the Tanzania Communications Commission (TCC) and the Tanzania )roadcasting Commission (T)C) The strategic goal of the Authority is* +To enhan e !he "e#$a%e o$ Tan&an'an( !h%o)*h e$$e !'+e an, e$$' 'en! %e*)#a!o%- $%a.e"o%/ !ha! en()%e( )n'+e%(a# a sector e(( !o o..)n' a!'on( , -ver the $ast ten years' Tanzania has witnessed a lot of growth in the communications The Authority introduced the Converged .icensing /ramework The C./ has been a catalyst in the (C./) on !"rd /ebruary !000

develo$ment of communication network infrastructure' network services' a$$lications and content (radio and broadcasting) Telecom com$anies have increased from one before TCRA establishment in !00" to over seven $hone com$anies with about twenty eighty million (!1'000'000) 2(3 Cards in the market 3obile tele$hony has changed lives of Tanzanians with multi$le mobile services such as mobile money transfer' bill $ayment' and many solutions in the use as well as other services that have eased their lives

The %ostal sector has grown from one %ublic -$erator to over 00 %ostal service o$erators' with international and local courier service o$erators across the country There is tremendous growth in the )roadcasting 2ector as well* /rom one radio station at inde$endence to 10 Radio 2tations and !4 T5 2tations to date (nternet service users have increased from about one million in !000 to about eight million (1) currently The Communication 2ector has now become one of best em$loyers and good source of income to communities and revenue generation to the 6overnment The Authority has won several (nternational Awards for outstanding $erformance in the regulation of the communication sector in the last ten years 2everal countries come to Tanzania to learn various kinds of $ertinent regulatory issues' such as 7igital broadcasting' %ost Code 2ystem' #umbering and /re8uency management among the issues they come to learn from Tanzania EVENT AND ACTIVITIES FROM 01!h 2 03!h NOVEMBER 0014 7uring the celebrations' the Authority will undertake a week9long series of activities 2tarting with this $ress briefing today' there will be a number of events each day to the clima: of the events on the !; th #ovember !01" The occasion is celebrated under the main theme* The 10!h Ann'+e%(a%o$ TCRA: A De a,e o$ Co..)n' a!'on( Re+o#)!'on 'n Tan&an'a5 Tomorrow !4th #ovember' !01" a s$ecial event will be held in recognition of officers and other officials who have worked with TCRA for the last ten years' and s$ecial awards will be given to them There will be a ceremony on !< th #ovember !01" TCRA for the last two years in a row' have been giving (CT 2cholarshi$s to Tanzanians who study in the fields within the sector for first degrees' 3aster degrees and %h7=s /rom !<th > !;th #ovember' there will be e:hibitions at 3limani City Conference Centre 6rounds where stakeholders will showcase the

achievement of their services to consumers The media is encouraged to attend this event to inform the $ublic what is ha$$ening in Tanzania There will also be two day interactive stakeholder=s worksho$ to be held at the 3limani City Conference Centre from !1 th to !; #ovember !01" The -$ening Ceremony will be graced by ? & the 5ice %resident of The @nited Re$ublic of Tanzania 7r 6harib )illal A number of stakeholders like Tanzania #etwork (nformation Centre tz#(C)' @niversal Communications 2ervices Access /und (@C2A/)' 3edia -wners Association of Tanzania (3oAT 9 )roadcasting)' 3obile -$erators Association of Tanzania (3oAT9 3obile Tele$hony Com$anies)' Africa 3edia 6rou$' Aga$e Associates and TTC. will $resent $a$ers during the event 3edia ?ouses and Aournalists are encouraged and invited to attend the week long celebrations to learn and inform the general $ublic on the success and challenges of the sector' where we are coming from and where we are going from here' so they are well informed better on communication services that will make the 8uality of lives of Tanzanians

(ssued by* D'%e !o% Gene%a# !0th #ovember !01!

6AMHURI YA MUUNGANO 7A TANZANIA MAMLA8A YA MA7ASILIANO TANZANIA

TAARIFA 87A VYOMBO VYA HABARI MAADHIMISHO YA MIA8A 10 YA MAMLA8A YA MA7ASILIANO TANZANIA: MIA8A 8UMI YA MAPINDUZI YA MA7ASILIANO TANZANIA 3amlaka ya 3awasiliano Tanzania (TCRA) inasheherekea maadhimisho ya miaka 10 tangu kuanzishwa kwake huku yakiwemo mafanikio makubwa dhahiri na ya kuBivunia katika sekta ya mawasiliano nchini TCRA ilianzishwa rasmi mnamo tarehe !" mwezi #ovemba mwaka !01" ili kusimamia 2ekta ya %osta na 3awasiliano ya &lektroniki ikkiwemo simu' utangazaBi' wavuti $amoBa na huduma za %osta TCRA ilkianzishwa kwa 2heria #a 1! ya mwaka !00" iliyoziunganisha Tume ya 3awasiliano Tanzania (TCC) na Tume ya @tangazaBi Tanzania (T)C) 3kakati mahususi wa 3amlaka ya 3awasiliano Tanzania n' 98):o%e(ha Ma'(ha -a 7a!an&an'a /);'!'a .$).o .a/'n' na !ha:'!' '#' /)ha/'/'(ha /)na/)"a na h),).a &a .a"a('#'ano /"a "o!e n h'n'5 Catika ki$indi cha miaka kumi iliyo$ita' Tanzania imeshuhudia kukua kwa kasi kwa 2ekta ya 3awasiliano 3amlaka ilianzisha mfumo wa leseni za 3uingiliano mnamo tarehe !" /ebruari !0000

3fumo huu wa leseni za muingiliano (Convergence .isensing /ramework) umekuwa chachu ya kuongezeka kwa miundombinu mbalimbali ya mawasiliano' huduma mbalimbali kwa kutumia mtandao wa mawasiliano ikiwemo wavuti (internet) na utangazaBi 3akam$uni ya simu yameongezeka kutoka kam$uni moBa ya simu TCRA ilivyoanzishwa mwaka !00" hadi kufikia makam$uni saba (<) yenye wateBa wenye laini za simu takribani milioni !1 kulinganisha na idadi iliyokuwe$o miaka kumi iliyo$ita ?uduma za simu za mkononi zimebadilisha maisha ya Datanzania kutokana na huduma mbalimbali zinazo$atikana ku$itia simu za mkononi Cuanzia huduma za kutuma fedha ku$itia simu' mali$o ya Ankara mbalimbali na huduma nyingine nyingi zilizobadilisha maisha na uchumi wa wananchi wa taifa hili 2ekta ndogo ya %osta nayo haiBabaki nyuma kwani kumekuwe$o na ongezeko la watoa huduma kutoka mmoBa hadi zaidi ya hamsini wenye kutoa hduma ndani nan Be ya Tanzania TunataraBia mabadilikBo makubwa kwa watanzania hasa baada yan kukamilika kwa mradi wa anwani m$ya za makazi na misimbo ya %osta ?ali kadhalika' yako mabadiliko makubwa sana katika msekta ndogo ya utangazaBi Cutoka nchi yetu kuwa na Radio moBa hadi Eaidi ya redio 10 Aidha kutokuwe$o kwa Cituo cha @tangazaBi wa Runinga hadi vituo vya utangazaBi vi$atavyo !4 DatumiaBi wa wavuti (intanet wameongezeka kutoka watumiaBi million moBa hadi takribani milioni 1 na ushee 2ekta ya 3awasiliano imekuwa chimbuko la maendeleo ya nchi kwa kutoa aBira kwa watanzania wengi na hali kadhalika kuongeza ma$ata ya serekali kwa tozo na kodi mbalimbali zinazotolewa katika sekta 3amlaka ya 3awasiliano imeshinda tuzo mbalimbali katika masuala ya @dhibiti na @simamizi )ora wa ?uduma za mawasiliano nchini katika ki$indi cha kuweko kwake miaka kumi iliyo$ita #chi mbalimbali zimekuBa Tanzania kuBifunza udhibiti na usumamizi wa masuala nyeti ya mawasiliano kama vile masuala ya uhamaBi kuelekea mfumo m$ya wa utangazaBi wa diBitali' 3ifumo ya uanzishwaBi wa anwani za makazi na

misimbo ya $osta' @simamizi mzuri wa masafa na namba za mawasiliano na mambo mengine mengi MATU8IO MBALIMBALI 8ATI8A MAADHIMISHO TANGU 01 2 03 NOVEMBER 0014 Catika kusheherekea miaka kumi ya 3amlaka ya 3awasiliano Tanzania' kutakuwa na maadhimisho ya wiki nzima yenye matukio mbalimbali Tukianzia na mkutano huu na waandishi wa habari uliokusudia kutoa taarifa kwenu na kwa wananchi kuhusu maadhimisho haya' kutakuwa na matukio kadha wa kadha kuelekea kilele cha sherehe za maadhimisho yanayotaraBiwa kufanyika tarehe !; #ovemba !01" 3aadhimisho haya yanafanika chini ya kauli mbiu yaF M'a/a 10 -a TCRA: M'a/a 8).' -a Ma;'n,)&' 8a!'/a Se/!a -a Ma"a('#'ano Cesho tarehe !4 #ovemba !01" kutakuwa na tukio maalumu kwa wafanyakazi wa mamlaka amba$o wale waliokuwe$o tangu wakati wa kuanzishwa kwa TCRA watatunukiwa vyeti $amoBa na zawadi mbalimbali kutambua mchango wao kwa taasisi Aidha siku ya tarehe !< #ovemba !01"F kutakua na sherehe ya kutoa udhamini kwa wanafunzi wanaosoma vyuo vya elimu ya Buu wanaochukua masomo ya mawasiliano' sayansi na teknoloBia TCRA kwa ki$indi cha miaka miwili mfululizo imekuwa ikitoa udhaminim katika masomo hayo kwa wanafunzi mahiri kwa nia ya kukuza weledi na kuboresha utumishi katika sekta ya mawasiliano chini ya kinachoitwa G TCRA ICT SCHOLARSHIPS, kwa wanafunzi wa digrii ya kwanza' digrii za @zamili na @zamivu Cuanzia tarehe !< > !; #ovemba' kutakuwa na maonesho maalumu katika viwanBa vya ukumbi wa mikutano wa 3limani City amba$o watoa huduma mbalimbali za mawasiliano nchini wataonesha mafanikio yao na huduma wanazotoa kwa wananchi #a$enda kuchukua fursa hii kuwasihi waandishi wa habari kuhudhuria maonesho haya ili kuBifunza na kutumia fursa hiyo kuelimisha Bamii ya watanzania kuhusu huduma mbalimbali za mawasiliano zinazo$atikana nchini ili wachangamkie fursa

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maalumu ya siku mbili wa wadau wa mawasiliano kuBadili fursa' changamoto $amoBa na namna gani kwa $amoBa tunavyoweza kufanya mawasiliano kuwa bora Eaidi nchini mwetu Darsha hiyo itafanyika katika ukumbi wa mikutano wa 3limani City na itafunguliwa rasmi tarehe !1 mwezi huu na 3he 3akamu wa Rais wa Aamhuri ya 3uungano wa The -$ening Tanzania na utaendelea hadi tarehe !; #ovemba !01" Ceremony will be graced by 7k 3ohammed 6harib )illal Dadau mbalimbali wa 3awasiliano kama vile kituo cha ?abari cha Tanzania #etwork (nformation Centre (tz#(C)' 3fuko wa 3awasiliano kwa Dote 9 @niversal Communications 2ervices Access /und (@C2A/)' Damiliki wa 5yombo 5ya ?abari 9 3edia -wners Association of Tanzania (3oAT9 )roadcasting)' na @moBa wa 3akam$uni ya 2imu 9 3obile -$erators Association of Tanzania (3oAT93obile Tele$hony Com$anies)' Africa 3edia 6rou$' Aga$e Associates and TTC. watawasilisha mada mbalimbali 5yombo vya ?abari vinakaribishwa katika shughuli zote za maadhimisho ya 3iaka 10 ya TCRA ili kutoa elimu kwa umma lakini $ia kama fursa ya kuBionea mafanikio ya sekta ya mawasiliano katika ki$indi cha miaka kumi iliyo$ita ili kuwawezesha wananchi kufahamu tulikotoka' tunakoenda na fursa zilizoko katika sekta ili kuboresha maisha yao

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