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Tanzania Communications Act
Communication Operators (Licensing) Regulations, 2001
Government Notice 324 of 2001
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 2 November 2001
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Communication Operators (Licensing) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:"Act" means the Tanzania Communications Act1;"Commission" means the Tanzania Communications Commission established under section 3 of the Act;"communications operators" means postal, telecommunications and radiocommunication operators;"licence" means a licence issued under the provisions of the Act;"licensee" means any person licensed by the Tanzania Communications Commission;"person" means any individual, firm, company, partnership, trust, limited liability Company, joint venture, government entity or other entity.3. Application for licence
4. Granting of licence
5. Licence fees
6. Duration of licence
The duration of the licence shall vary according to the service provided and shall be determined by the Commission.7. Renewal of licence
The Commission shall renew the duration of the licence upon request by the licensee for an additional period provided that the licensee is not in material breach of the licence conditions under regulation 12 of these Regulations.8. Modification of licence
9. Transfer of licence
10. Transfer of shares
The majority shareholder licensee shall not transfer subcontract or assign any interest or alienate his shares in the licence without the Commission's approval of the performance guarantee of the new majority shareholder.11. Performance guarantee
The majority shareholder shall guarantee performance of the licensee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence and shall execute a guarantee agreement with the Commission.12. Material breach
The following events shall constitute material breach:13. Prohibition of discrimination
Without prejudice to other obligations imposed on the licensee under these Regulations, a licensee shall not do or omit to do a thing, which is intended to, or is likely to have the effect of discriminating any other licensee in any business activity relating to the licensed services.14. Suspension or cancellation
15. Fines
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
02 November 2001
Commenced