The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority Act
An authority may grant radio frequency licences for electronic communication purposes and supervise compliance with those licences.
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An authority may grant radio frequency licences for electronic communication purposes and supervise compliance with those licences. This section concerns granting licences for electronic communication and postal services and supervising compliance with those licences. This section allows directions to be given to a person licensed under the Act or its regulations. The Authority may levy charges and fees for licences, radio frequency spectrum rights, registrations, equipment approvals, and other services it provides, if it considers that appropriate. This provision says general guidelines are to be given for determining tariffs.
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Provisions of The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority Act
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Short title
AI-assisted research summary: An authority may grant radio frequency licences for electronic communication purposes and supervise compliance with those licences.
1. To grant radio frequency licences for electronic communication purposes and to supervise and enforce compliance with the provisions of such licences. - 2 Verify source ↗
Application
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns granting licences for electronic communication and postal services and supervising compliance with those licences.
2. To grant licences for operating electronic communication and postal services and to supervise and enforce compliance with the provision of such licences. - 3 Verify source ↗
Interpretation
AI-assisted research summary: This section allows directions to be given to a person licensed under the Act or its regulations.
3. To give directions to any person granted a licence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder. - 4 Verify source ↗
Establishment of Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority may levy charges and fees for licences, radio frequency spectrum rights, registrations, equipment approvals, and other services it provides, if it considers that appropriate.
4. To levy such charges and fees for the granting of licences, radio frequency spectrum rights, administration of radio frequency spectrum registrations, equipment approvals, sellers of electronic communication equipments and electronic communication apparatus and other services provided by the Authority as may in its opinion be appropriate. - 5 Verify source ↗
Duty of Authority
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says general guidelines are to be given for determining tariffs.
5. To give general guidelines in determination of tariffs. - 6 Verify source ↗
Functions of Authority
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says standards and codes of conduct are to be laid down for operators and users of electronic communications and postal systems and services.
6. To lay down standards and codes of conduct to be observed by all operators and users of electronic communications and postal system and services. - 7 Verify source ↗
Establishment of Board
AI-assisted research summary: This provision states that the law regulates interconnection and access to operators’ electronic communication and postal systems and services.
7. To regulate the interconnection of and access to systems of operators of electronic communication and postal systems and services. - 8 Verify source ↗
Nomination Committee and nominations
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says the authority controls and regulates numbering plans and schemes for electronic communications and postal systems and services.
8. To control and regulate the management and allocation of numbering plans and schemes electronic communications and postal systems and services. 604 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT [CAP. 172 R.E. 2023] - 9 Verify source ↗
Functions of Nomination Committee
AI-assisted research summary: This provision states a function to control and regulate interference to electronic communications systems in the United Republic by radio waves or other electrical means.
9. To control and regulate interference to electronic communications system in the United Republic by radio waves or, electrical or other means. - 10 Verify source ↗
Code of conduct
AI-assisted research summary: This provision states a control-and-regulation purpose for the importation, sale, dealing in, and use of electronic communication equipment and electronic apparatus.
10. To control and regulate the importation for sale, dealing in and use of electronic communication equipment and electronic apparatus. - 11 Verify source ↗
Conflict of interest
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority may use its movable and immovable property as it thinks expedient, including borrowing money by mortgaging that property.
11. To utilise all the property of the Authority, movable and immovable, in such manner as the Authority may think expedient including the raising of loans by mortgaging such property. - 12 Verify source ↗
Removal of members from office
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority may lease or let its property, or grant easements, rights of way, temporary licences, and similar rights over land or buildings it owns or controls.
12. To lease or let, with or without taking a premium, any property vested in or acquired by it or to grant easements, rights of way, temporary licences or other rights or privileges over, under, through or in respect of any land or building belonging to or vested in the Authority upon such terms and conditions as the Authority thinks fit. - 13 Verify source ↗
Director-General
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority may do other works or activities it considers necessary, useful, or convenient for its regulatory role.
13. To carry out such other works or activities as may appear to the Authority to be requisite, advantageous or convenient in pursuance of its regulatory role with a view to making the best use of any of the assets of the Authority. - 14 Verify source ↗
Directors, consultants and other staff
AI-assisted research summary: This provision concerns cooperation with other authorities, international agencies, or organisations on regulation to promote electronic communication and postal systems and services.
14. To engage in conjunction with other authorities, international agencies or organisations in matters or regulation for the purposes of promoting electronic communication and postal systems and services. - 15 Verify source ↗
General powers
AI-assisted research summary: This provision allows the body to enter into contracts needed to carry out its duties and functions under the Act.
15. To enter into all such contracts for the supply of goods or materials or for the execution of works or any other contract as may be necessary for the discharge of its duties and functions under this Act. - 16 Verify source ↗
Powers to regulate rates and charges
AI-assisted research summary: Complaints from users of electronic communication and postal services are to be received and processed.
16. To receive and process complaints by users of electronic communication and postal services. - 17 Verify source ↗
Power to obtain information, documents and evidence
AI-assisted research summary: This provision allows sanctions set by regulations to be imposed for violations by licensed operators of any law or their licence terms.
17. To impose sanctions set by regulations for the violation by any licensed operator of any law or under the terms of its licence. - 18 Verify source ↗
Power to hold inquiries
AI-assisted research summary: This provision allows administrative processes and hearings to be conducted to address certain sector-related issues.
18. To conduct administrative processes and hearing to resolve technological issues, inter-carrier disputes, user complaints or other matters which affect the structure and functioning of the electronic communication or postal sectors of the United Republic. - 19 Verify source ↗
Competition policy and contraventions of legislation competition
AI-assisted research summary: This provision refers to maintaining accounting systems properly for all licensed operators.
19. To ensure the proper maintenance of accounting systems by all licensed operators. - 20 Verify source ↗
Authority may sit in Committee
AI-assisted research summary: This provision states that equal access is to be guaranteed for monopoly or other licensed electronic communications.
20. To guarantee equal access to monopoly or other licensed electronic communications. - 21 Verify source ↗
Delegation
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns homologating and setting up a process for authorising equipment that may be connected to the electronic communications network in the United Republic.
21. To homologate and establish a process for authorisation of equipment permitted to be connected to the electronic communications network in the United Republic. 605 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT [CAP. 172 R.E. 2023] - 22 Verify source ↗
Judicial proceedings where Authority is not party
AI-assisted research summary: Research and report on new technologies.
22. To research and report on new technologies. - 23 Verify source ↗
Consultation with consumers, industry and Government
AI-assisted research summary: The provision says to keep the Government informed about obligations under international electronic communications treaties.
23. To keep the Government appraised of obligations under international electronic communications treaties. - 24 Verify source ↗
Public Register
AI-assisted research summary: This section says to oversee compliance with international electronic communications treaties.
24. To oversee compliance with international electronic communications treaties. - 25 Verify source ↗
Confidentiality
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says to cooperate technically with the Government and define strategic policy.
25. To cooperate technically with the Government and to define strategic policy. - 26 Verify source ↗
Definitions
AI-assisted research summary: This section states a proposal for national technological development.
26. To propose national technological development. - 27 Verify source ↗
Establishment of Content Committee
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says to propose international electronic communications and postal policy to the Government.
27. To propose international electronic communications and postal policy to the Government. - 28 Verify source ↗
Powers and functions of Content Committee
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says to prepare policies for the development of national technology.
28. To prepare policies for development of the national technology. - 29 Verify source ↗
Functions of Committee
AI-assisted research summary: The Committee must create criteria for opening and restructuring services and ensure compatibility of public systems, interconnection, and quality of service.
29. To create criteria for the opening and restructuring of services as and where appropriate and to ensure the compatibility of public systems, interconnection and quality of service. - 30 Verify source ↗
Committee’s procedure
AI-assisted research summary: This provision states that the section is for resolving interconnection disputes between networks when the operators cannot agree on the terms.
30. To resolve issues of interconnection between networks where the operators involved are not able to reach agreement on terms of interconnection. - 31 Verify source ↗
Powers of Minister
AI-assisted research summary: The provision says to inform the public about reports, studies, and regulations when they are published.
31. To inform the public of reports, studies and regulations as and when published. - 32 Verify source ↗
Meetings and procedures of Committee
AI-assisted research summary: New contemplated regulations or policies are to be announced in a local gazette and open for comment by interested parties.
32. To announce in a local gazette and invite comment by interested parties on new contemplated regulations or policies. - 33 Verify source ↗
Powers of Authority in relation to Committee
AI-assisted research summary: This provision allows field investigations into compliance, complaints, unlicensed service, permitted services, and service quality.
33. To do field investigations concerning: (a) compliance by licensed operators with the law and the terms of their licences; (b) any allegation that a non-licensed operator is providing service; (c) any complaints filed by or against licensed or non-licensed operators; (d) ensuring that licensed operators are providing only those services permitted by their licences; (e) periodic measuring of quality of service; (f) periodic sampling of users as to quality and extent of service. - 34 Verify source ↗
Establishment of Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation
AI-assisted research summary: Allows receipt, review, and evaluation of accounting and other reports filed by operators.
34. To receive, review and evaluate accounting and other reports required to be filled by operators. - 35 Verify source ↗
Functions of Authority in relation to Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation
AI-assisted research summary: This provision is about raising public awareness of the structure and regulation of the electronic communications and postal sectors.
35. To raise public awareness to the structure and regulation of the electronic communications and postal sectors. - 36 Verify source ↗
Repealed
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority may conduct or supervise proficiency examinations that are required for the grant of licences.
36. To conduct or to supervise the conduct of proficiency examinations which are conditional to the grant of licences by the Authority. 606 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT [CAP. 172 R.E. 2023] - 37 Verify source ↗
Repealed
AI-assisted research summary: The provision allows receiving donations and contributions from any source and raising funds by lawful means.
37. To receive donations and contributions from any source and raise funds by all lawful means. - 38 Verify source ↗
Decision to be placed on public Register
AI-assisted research summary: It allows doing other acts or things that are incidental to its functions.
38. To do any other act or thing incidental to any of its functions. 607 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.
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