3.4 Tanzania Telecommunications Telecommunications in Tanzania is regulated by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) under the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Act (2003). In 2015, the Government of Tanzania enacted the Cybercrimes Act and the Electronic Transactions Act. The objective of these two Acts is to improve the confidence of financial institutions in ICT since the law is addressing e-services and cyber defense. (TCRA, 2016) Authority in charge Fax and Telephone Website and Email The director general, Fax: +255 22 2116664 Email:
[email protected] Tanzania communication regulatory authority (TCRA), Tel: +255 22 2118947 - 52 Website: tcra.go.tz Mawasiliano towers,20 sam nujoma road,P. O. Box 474, Mob: +255 784558270 Tel: 14414 dar es salaam Tanzania Director General Direct Line +255 22 2199769 There are 8 telecommunication operators in Tanzania: the government-owned Tanzania Telecommunication Company Limited (TTCL), the privately- owned companies Airtel Tanzania, Smart Telecom, Vietel Tanzania Limited (Halotel), MIC Tanzania Limited (Tigo), Vodacom Tanzania, SMILE, and Zanzibar Telecom Limited (Zantel). There is a regulation regarding procedures/restrictions on registering sim cards/ mobile numbers in Tanzania and they are very strictly implemented by the Authority. For example, the registration should be recorded in an electronic system and the client who wants to register sim cards or mobile number must have identification cards such as a national ID, Zanzibar Residence ID, Voter’s ID, Passport or Driving License.