Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority

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Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2003
Preceding agency	Tanzania Communications Commission and Tanzania Broadcasting Commission
Jurisdiction	Tanzania
Headquarters	Mawasiliano Towers, 20 Sam Nujoma Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Agency executive	Dkt. Jabiri Kuwe Bakari Director General[1]
Website	www.tcra.go.tz

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), established by the TCRA Act No. 12 of 2003, is an independent Authority for the postal, broadcasting and electronic communications industries in the United Republic of Tanzania based in Mikocheni ward of Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region. It merged the former Tanzania Communications Commission and the Tanzania Broadcasting Commission. The TCRA is accountable to the Communications and Technology Ministry. The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) sector reform in Tanzania is notable in that development was influenced by regional, political (national) and technological factors. Tanzania is one of the few African countries to liberalise the communications sector whereby the Converged Licensing Framework (CLF) is used as a key strategy, in terms of the Tanzania Communications Regulations. Since inception in 2003, the TCRA has issued a number of regulations to administer the sector, but still faces a number of challenges such as the roll-out of services to under-serviced rural areas.