The Universal Communications Service Access Fund (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

This section gives the Regulations their short title and says they must be read together with the 2009 principal Regulations.

Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Regulation
Citation: The Universal Communications Service Access Fund (Amendment) Regulations, 2017
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Language: en
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This section gives the Regulations their short title and says they must be read together with the 2009 principal Regulations. A holder of a communication license must pay a universal service levy to the Fund. The provision amends a fee rule so the charge starts at 0.5% of yearly gross revenue and rises annually up to 1%, and it defines operating revenue by excluding interconnection fees and revenue from outside the communications industry. The principal Regulations are amended by adding new text immediately after regulation 5, titled “Contribution to the Fund”. The Authority must contribute an amount to the Fund, as proposed by the Fund and approved by the Minister, and pay it quarterly in arrears.

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These Regulations may be cited as the Universal
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This section gives the Regulations their short title and says they must be read together with the 2009 principal Regulations.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal (Amendment) Communications Regulations, 2017 and shall be read as one with the Universal Communications Service Access Fund Regulations 2009, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations”. Service Access Fund Amendment of regulation 5 5 by:
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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A holder of a communication license must pay a universal service levy to the Fund.

2. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) deleting subregulation (1) and substituting for it the following: “(1)A holder of communication license shall pay to the Fund a universal service levy of
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5 percent of their yearly gross revenue that will
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The provision amends a fee rule so the charge starts at 0.5% of yearly gross revenue and rises annually up to 1%, and it defines operating revenue by excluding interconnection fees and revenue from outside the communications industry.

0.5 percent of their yearly gross revenue that will increase annually up to 1 percent as shown in the schedule”. (b) deleting subregulation (2) and (3) and substituting for them the following: “(2) The source of the operating revenue shall be calculated at the operator’s gross revenue excluding Interconnection fee paid to 1 Universal Communications Service Access Fund (Amendment) GN.No. 87 (Contd.) another operator and any amount that is earned from an activity outside the communication industry”. (c) renumbering subregulations (4) and (5) as subregulations (3) and (4) respectively. Addition of regulations 5A and 5B

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The principal Regulations are amended by adding
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The principal Regulations are amended by adding new text immediately after regulation 5, titled “Contribution to the Fund”.

3. The principal Regulations are amended by adding immediately after regulation 5, the following: “Contribution to the Fund
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(1) pursuant to the provisions of
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The Authority must contribute an amount to the Fund, as proposed by the Fund and approved by the Minister, and pay it quarterly in arrears.

5A. (1) pursuant to the provisions of section 23 of the Act, the Authority shall contribute to the Fund an amount proposed by the Fund and approved by the Minister. (2) The contribution under sub regulation (1) shall be payable quarterly in arrears. Submission of the Audited Financial Statements All holders of
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(1)
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Communication licence holders are required to submit the Fund’s audited financial statements within six months after the end of their financial year.

5B.-(1) to licenses are required communication submit the Fund Audited Financial Statements within six months after the end of their financial year. to (2) A holder of communication license who comply with to subregulation (1) shall be liable to pay a fine not exceeding ten million shillings. fails Addition of regulation 9A
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The principal Regulations are amended by adding
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This provision says the principal Regulations are amended by adding new text after regulation 9.

4. The principal Regulations are amended by adding immediately after regulation 9 the following: “Universal service project participation
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(1) Every service provider shall
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Every service provider must participate effectively as identified by the Fund.

9A.-(1) Every service provider shall be required to participate effectively as may be identified by the Fund. (2) Service Provider who fails to comply with the provision of subregulation (1) shall be required to pay 5 percent of the budgeted subsidy cost of the project”. Addition of regulation 14A
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The principal Regulations are amended by adding
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This section amends the principal Regulations by inserting new text after regulation 14.

5. The principal Regulations are amended by adding immediately after regulation 14 the following: “Monitoring and evaluation
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(1) The Ministry shall establish
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The Ministry must set up monitoring and evaluation arrangements or related guidelines for universal service policy, and the Fund must help implement those guidelines.

14A. (1) The Ministry shall establish a monitoring and evaluation system or any accelerate other guidelines to 2 Universal Communications Service Access Fund (Amendment) GN.No. 87 (Contd.) implementation and attainment of universal service policy objective. (2) The Fund shall facilitate and participate in implementing the guidelines” Addition of Schedule

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The principal Regulations are amended by adding
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A new schedule is added to the principal Regulations setting service levy rates for specified years.

7. The principal Regulations are amended by adding immediately after regulation 29 the following Schedule: _______ SCHEDULE _______ SERVICE LEVY RATES (Made under regulation 5(1)) No. 1 2 3 4 Year 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Percentage of the gross revenue

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1.0% Dar es Salaam, 2nd February, 2017 MAKAME M. MBARAWA, Minister for Works, Transport and Communication 3

1.0% Dar es Salaam, 2nd February, 2017 MAKAME M. MBARAWA, Minister for Works, Transport and Communication 3

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