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Tanzania Radiocall Service Regulations, 1993

Government Notice 86 of 1993

Tanzania Radiocall Service Regulations, 1993
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Government Notice 86 of 1993
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Tanzania Communications Act
Date
31 July 2002
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Tanzania Radiocall Service Regulations, 1993

Government Notice 86 of 1993

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by 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. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Tanzania Radiocall Service Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, except where the context requires otherwise–"radiocall service" means a service whereby a privately-owned and operated radiocommunication station may communicate with a radiocommunication station operated by the Corporation for the purpose of sending and receiving telegrams and telephone calls;"radio station" means a radiocommunication station licensed under the Tanzania Radiocommunication Regulations for the purpose of the radiocall service;"radiocall control station" or "control station" means a radiocommunication station operated by the Corporation for for the purposes of the radiocall service.

3. Application for service

(1)The Director-General may designate areas as areas in which radiocall service is available.
(2)A person wishing to become a subscriber to the radiocall service shall make application in writing in the approved form and shall notify such particulars as the Director-General directs.

4. Installation of subscriber's apparatus

(1)The Director-General shall not approve an application by a person to become a subscriber unless the radiocommunication apparatus installed or proposed to be installed is of a type approved by him.
(2)The cost of providing and installing the radiocommunication apparatus shall be borne by the person who is applying to become a subscriber.

5. Maintenance and inspection of apparatus

A subscriber shall at his own expense—
(a)maintain the radiocommunication apparatus in a condition satisfactory to the Director-General;
(b)make the radiocommunication apparatus available for inspection and testing by the Director-General at such times and places as the Director-General directs.

6. Purposes for which services may be used

(1)Subject to these Regulations, a subscriber shall be entitled to transmit messages, and receive messages from a control station.
(2)Subject to the Tanzania Telegraph Regulations, a subscriber may arrange with the Corporation for telegrams addressed to the call number of his radiocall service station to be telephoned to that station, and may send a message through a control station for onward transmission as a telegram.
(3)Subject to the Tanzania Telephone Regulations, and to the facility being available a subscriber may be connected through a control station to the telephone system for the purpose of communication with telephone subscribers and persons who may be connected to the telephone system.

7. Payment of accounts

(1)Accounts for services rendered in connection with the radiocall service shall be payable to the Corporation on presentation.
(2)Subscribers shall in every case be responsible for the payment of the charges for all facilities obtained through their radiocall stations and the accounts rendered shall be sufficient evidence of the amount due from subscribers to the Corporation.

8. Deposits

(1)The Director-General may at his discretion require a subscriber to pay a deposit in respect of services to be rendered in connection with the radiocall service.
(2)On determination of the service the Corporation shall, after deducting any charges due, refund the deposit to the subscriber.

9. Payment of loss of revenue fee

(1)Upon the approval of the application to operate radiocall, the applicant shall pay loss of revenue fee before the radiocall licence is granted.
(2)In calculating the loss of revenue fee to be payable by such applicant, the Director-General shall take into account the following factors–
(a)availability or non-availability of conventional telephone service;
(b)radiocall distance between the stations; and
(c)frequency band applied for.

10. Hours of service

The hours during which radiocall service may be provided at a control station shall be determined by the Corporation.

11. Restriction on duration of calls

The Director-General may restrict the duration of any call made through the radiocall service.

12. Restriction of control and operations

The Director-General may in his discretion—
(a)specify the control station with which a radiocall station may communicate;
(b)change the location of the control station with which a radiocall station may communicate;
(c)specify the radio frequencies which may be used for the purpose of providing radiocall service;
(d)allot a call number to a subscriber, and from time to time vary that number;
(e)at any time withdraw his approval of any type of radiocommunication apparatus and require a subscriber to modify or change the apparatus in use at the subscriber's expense.

13. Decision of Director-General to be final

Subject to these Regulations, the decision of the Director-General shall be final in respect of terms, conditions and all matters appertaining to the operation of the radiocall service.

14. Use of objectionable language prohibited

A person shall not—
(a)while using the radiocall service, use language of an objectionable or offensive nature, or of a character calculated to provoke a breach of the peace; or
(b)mischievously use the radiocall service for the purpose of irritating any person, or of conveying a fictitious instruction or message.

15. Application of Tanzania Radiocommunication Regulations

The Tanzania Radiocommunication Regulations shall apply to the radiocall service and to any radiocommunication apparatus used in connection with that service.

16. Revocation

[Revokes the East African Radio Call Service Regulations 1.]1E.A.C. L.N. No. 4 of 1970

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