The Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO 65 published on 28/01/2022 THE ELECTRONIC AND POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT, (CAP. 306) _______ REGULATIONS _______ (Made under section 165) ________ THE ELECTRONIC AND POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS (LICENSING)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation Title 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Citation. Amendment of regulation 2. Amendment of regulation 3. Amendment of regulation 6. Amendment of regulation 10. Amendment of regulation 23. Amendment of regulation 39. Amendment of regulation 40. Amendment of regulation 43. Amendment of First Schedule. THE ELECTRONIC AND POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 1 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) (CAP. 306) _______ REGULATIONS _______ (Made under section 165) _______ THE ELECTRONIC AND POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS (LICENSING)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2022 Citation GN. No. 57 of 2018 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and shall be read as one with the Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) Regulations, 2018, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations”. Amendment of regulation 2 2. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 2 by deleting paragraph 2(h). Amendment of regulation 3 3 by- 3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) adding in its appropriate alphabetical order the following definitions- “Application Services (e-Commerce) Licence” means a class licence issued for service platforms, aggregation services, transactions or business for other service providers, sellers, buyers or consumers of regulated or un-regulated services; integration or of “Class A Installation and Maintenance Licence” means a licence for installation and maintenance of communication commercial infrastructure and equipment (PBX, fibre, cabling, transmitters by towers and related infrastructure); electronic “Class B Installation and Maintenance Licence” means a licence for installation and maintenance of end user electronic communication equipment and infrastructure (cell phones, transceiver small electronic related equipment, and 2 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) communication appliances); “Landing Station” means a location for the Submarine Cable Terminating Equipment (SCTE) for domestic and or International interconnection; “Special Content” means a television channel or radio station that provides specific formal educational content covering different from nursery, tertiary to higher learning institutions;” and (b) deleting the word communication equipment licence”. electronic subjects “selling of Amendment of regulation 6 4. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 6 by deleting subregulation (2) and substituting for it the following- “(2)(a) A licensee shall, prior to change of physical address, submit to the Authority a notice of the change of physical address. (b) Notwithstanding subregulation (2)(a), where a content service licensee changes physical address, the licensee shall not commence operations at the new address without being inspected by the Authority”. Amendment of regulation 10 10, by- 5. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) renumbering the repeated subregulation (6) as subregulation (7); and (b) deleting the renumbered subregulation (7). Amendment of regulation 23 6. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 23 by adding immediately after regulation (6) the following: “(7) Where transfer of shares involves change of majority shareholders, the licensee shall pay to the Authority transfer fees as prescribed in the First Schedule and the transfer shall be processed in accordance with the procedure of issuing new licence”. Amendment of regulation 39 7. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 39 by deleting subregulation (6) and substituting for it the 3 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) following: “(6) A licensee whose is considered for renewal shall pay the Authority renewal fee as provided for in the First Schedule to these Regulations”. licence to Amendment of regulation 40 40 by- 8. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) adding immediately after paragraph (j) the following paragraphs: (k) Content Service by Subscription; (l) Community Broadcasting Services; (m) Application Service (e-Commerce); and (b) re-naming paragraph (k) as paragraph (n). Amendment of regulation 43 9. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 43 and substituting for it the following: “Importation or distribution of electronic communication equipment 43.-(1) or The distributor of electronic communications equipment shall ensure that equipment- importer (a) are type approved by the Authority; and (b) the customer who purchases any equipment which use radio frequency spectrum has spectrum radio user licence issued by the Authority. frequency to the (2) Without prejudice generality of the provisions of these Regulations, any person may import any type electronic approved communication equipment for personal use.” of Amendment of First Schedule 11. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the First Schedule and substituting for it the following: _______ FIRST SCHEDULE ________ 4 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) LICENCE CATEGORIES, FEES AND DURATION (Made under regulations 4, 8, 9, 10 and 39) 1. NETWORK FACILITIES Market Segment s Internati onal National Type of Facility Applic ation Fee (USD) Initial Licenc e Fee (USD) Renewal Licence Fee (USD) Royalty Fee (Gross Annual Turnover i.e. “GAT”) Duratio n of Licence (Years) Type of Licenc e Gateway facilities such as Earth Satellite Station, VSAT, Submarine cable, Switching Centres, Nodes and Servers, Multiplexer and others. Public Data Centre Facility for data storage, Hosting, Cloud Computing, data analytics and algorithm, existing as of the date of the publication of these Regulations. Tier 1 Public Data Centre Tier 2 Public Data Centre Tier 3 Public Data Centre Tier 4 Public Data Centre 10,000 200,00 0 200,000 1% of GAT 25 Individ ual 5,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 15,000 15,000 5,000 25,000 25,000 5,000 30,000 30,000 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 25 25 25 25 5 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) National National Submarine Cable Landing Station Regional District Switching, transmissions and access facilities such as VSAT; Microwave links; Fixed links, Switching Centres, Laid cables; Fibre Optic, Exchange, Nodes, Servers, Towers, Ducts, Transmitters and Links, Multiplexer and others. 10,000 400,00 0 300,000 10,000 400,00 0 300,000 1,000 10,000 17,250 100 3,000 3,450 15 25 25 Nation al Indivi dual Indivi dual 25 Indivi dual Not Applicabl e 1% of GAT 1% of GAT or USD 2,500 whicheve r is greater 1% of GAT or USD 1,000 whicheve r is greater 2. NETWORK SERVICES Market Segments Type of Service Internation al National Regional District A) Electronic communicati ons network operations with the following features: 1) Network access codes 2) Interconn ection capabiliti es B) Virtual Electronic Communicati Appli cation Fee (US $) 10,00 0 5,000 2,000 Initia l Licen ce Fee (US $) 300,0 00 600,0 00 23,10 0 Renewa l Licence Fee (US $) 400,000 750,000 26,500 100 5,000 5,750 Royalty Fee (Gross Annual Turnover i.e. “GAT”) 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 1% of GAT Duratio n of Licence (Years) Type of Licenc e 25 10 Individ ual Individ ual Individ ual Individ ual 6 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) on Services 3. APPLICATION SERVICES SUB-CATEGORY A: WITH NETWORK FACILITIES AND NETWORK SERVICES LICENCES Market Segme nts Internat ional Nationa l Region al District Type of Service To provide international connectivity/band width whether by satellite or submarine or other technologies To provide to the public voice, message, Internet services, Internet Telephony (VoIP), pay phone, Value Added Services, Data services, Tracking services etc To provide to the public voice, message, Internet services, Internet Telephony (VoIP), pay phone, Value Added Services, Data services, Tracking services etc. Applica tion Fee (US $) Initial Licence Fee (US $) Renew al Licenc e Fee (US $) Annual Fee (US $) Type of Licence Duratio n of Licence in Years 10 5,000 100,000 120,00 0 1% of GAT Individ ual 1,000 10,000 13,500 10 1% of GAT Individ ual 100 1000 1,150 50 200 230 1% of GAT 1% of GAT 5 Individ ual Individ ual SUB-CATEGORY B: WITHOUT NETWORK FACILITIES AND NETWORK SERVICE LICENCES Market Segments Type of Service Applicati on Fee (US$) Initial Licence Fee (US$) Renewal Licence Fee (US $) 7 Annual Fee (US $)/Royalt y Dura tion of Lice nce in Year Type of Licence Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) s Internation al National Regional District To provide internation al connectivit y/bandwid th whether by satellite or submarine or other technologi es To provide Internet services, pay phone, internet Telephony (VoIP) Data services, Tracking services, financial services, gaming services, virtual application s services, virtual application and any other related services. 5,000 100,000 115,000 1% of GAT 10 Individ ual 1,000 10,000 11,500 200 1000 1,150 1% of GAT 1% of GAT Individ ual Individ ual 5 50 200 230 1% of GAT Individ ual National (Private) Closed User Group 1000 5000 5,000 USD 500 per V- SAT – Urban USD 100 per V- SAT- Rural & underserv ed areas 3 Class SUB-CATEGORY C: APPLICATION SERVICE LICENCE WITH NUMBERS ONLY 8 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) Applicat ion Fee (US $) Initial Licence Fee (US $) Renewal Licence Fee (US $) Annua l Licenc e Fee (US $) Duration of Licence in Years Type of Licence 50 500 500 500 3 Class Market Segments Type of Service National Value added Services using Numbers only SUB-CATEGORY D: APPLICATION SERVICE (e - COMMERCE) LICENCE Type of Service Application Fee (Tshs) Initial Licence Fee (Tshs) Renewal Licence Fee (Tshs) Annual Licence Fee (Tshs Duration of Licence in Years Type of Licence Application Services (e- Commerce) 50,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 3 Class 4. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE, IMPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT LICENCES S/N Type of Licence/ Authorization Market Segment 1. 2. 3. Installation and Maintenance Importation Distribution (wholesalers) Class A Class B National National Applicatio n Fee (Tshs) 100,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Renewal Licence Fee (Tshs) 100,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Annual licence Fee (Tshs) 2,300,000 200,000 2,300,000 1,500,000 Licence Duration Years 3 3 3 3 5. CONTENT SERVICES LICENCES SUB CATEGORY 5A: CONTENT BROADCASTING (FREE TO AIR) Licence Categor y Market segment Applic ation fees (Tshs) Constru ction Permit fees (Tshs) Initial Licence Fees (Tshs) Renewal Licence Fees (Tshs) Annu al Fees (Tshs) Durati on of Licen ce (Tshs) Class of Licence (I) RADIO BROADCASTING 9 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) (FREE TO AIR) Public National NA Private National Regiona l District 3,200,0 00 1,600,0 00 1,600,0 00 200,000 200,000 200,000 Commu nity Commu nity 1,600,0 00 200,000 NA 25,000, 000 15,000, 000 3,200,0 00 1,100,0 00 N/A NA 4,800,00 0 3,200,00 0 2,400,00 0 800,000 25,00 0,000 15,00 0,000 3,200, 000 1,100, 000 5 5 5 3 TELEVISION (II) BROADCASTING (FREE TO AIR) Public National NA NA N/A NA Private National District 8,000,0 00 3,200,0 00 200,000 200,000 32,000, 000 6,400,0 00 9,600,00 0 2,400,00 0 32,20 0,000 6,400, 000 Commu nity Commu nity 1,600,0 00 200,000 1,600,0 00 1,600,00 0 1,600, 000 5 5 3 Individu al Individu al Individu al Individu al Class Individu al Individu al Individu al Class SUB CATEGORY 5B: CONTENT BROADCASTING (AUTHORITY TO BROADCAST) Licence Category Market Segment Applicat ion Fees (Tshs) Initial Licence Fees (Tshs) Renewal Licence Fees (Tshs) Annual licence Fees (Tshs) Durati on of Licens e in Years Class of Licence Channels Aggregators (Network Facility Licensee and Multiplex ) Channel Aggregator (cable) Content Services by Subscription (For Aggregation) National 16,000,0 00 160,000, 000 160,000, 000 1% of GAT 10 Individ ual National **** Regiona l*** District* * National Regiona l District 1,600,00 0 300,000 100,000 2,400, 000 1,600,00 0 400,000 2,400,00 0 1,600,00 0 4,000,0 00 1,600,0 00 400,000 800,000 1,000,00 0 5,000,00 0 160,000 80,000 800,000 500,000 1,000,00 0 800,000 500,000 5,000,0 00 1,600,0 00 800,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 Class Class Class Class Class Class Support National 2,000,00 230,000, 264,500, 1% of 10 Individ 10 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) Services (Satellite) 0 000 000 GAT ual CHANNEL AGREGATOR (CABLE) District Aggregator** Refers to subscribers from 10 to 1000 Regional Aggregator*** Refers to subscribers from 1001 to 5000 National Aggregator **** Refers to subscribers from 5001 and above SUB CATEGORY 5C(a): SPECIAL CONTENT (EDUCATIONAL) TELEVISION Duratio n of Licence (Tshs) 3 Constructio n Permit fees (Tshs) 200,000 Initial Licence Fees (Tshs) 1,000,000 Renewal Licence Fees (Tshs) 500,000 Applicati on fees (Tshs) Annual Fees (Tshs) Market Segment National 500,000 1,000,0 00 500,000 800,000 3 Regional 500,000 200,000 800,000 Class of Licence Class Class SUB CATEGORY 5 (b): SPECIAL CONTENT (EDUCATIONAL) RADIO Market Segment Applicati on fees (Tshs) Constructio n Permit fees (Tshs) Initial Licence Fees Annual Fees (Tshs) National 500,000 200,000 800,000 800,000 District 500,000 200,000 500,000 800,000 Licenc e Renew al Fees (Tshs) 500,00 0 500,00 0 Duratio n of Licence years 3 3 Class of Licence Class Class 6. RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM USAGE LICENCES SUB -CATEGORY 6 A: RADIO COMMUNICATION STATION LICENCES AND FEES S/N Types of Station Licence Tanzania Amateur station Licence (a) Amateur radio station (b) Amateur experimental station (c) Amateur novas Station Ship Station* Aircraft Station* HF Fixed/Mobile Radio Station VHF/UHF Fixed/Mobile/Portable Radio Station with Single Frequency VHF/UHF Fixed/Mobile/Portable Radio 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Applicatio n fees (US $) Annual Licence fee/station/ bandwidth (US $) Renewal fee (US $) Duration of licence (years) 20 10 10 500 500 120 70 80 10 10 10 25 25 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 25 25 10 10 10 11 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) 7. 8. Station with pair of Frequencies VHF/UHF Radio Repeater HF Cross Boarder Station Wireless Data Radio Links/Repeater Radio Station Global Maritime Distress and 10. Safety System -GMDSS** NB: * Fees charged as one station ** Fees charged in respect of certificate 9. 10 10 10 15 100 120 70 10 10 10 15 3 3 3 3 SUB-CATEGORY 6 B: RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM USER CHARGES S/N 18. Types of Station Licence Transmission/Bas e station Charges Repeaters/BTS/Transmi ssion Links 19. Frequency Bandwidth/Chann el Charges Band A 450MHz, 700MHz, 800MHz, 900 MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz Band B 2300MHz, 2500MHz, 2000MHz Band C 1850MHz, 1900MHz, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4.0, 4.9, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8 GHz Band D Microwave Links (Long haul): 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11GHz Band E Microwave Links (Short haul): 13, 15, 18, 23GHz Band F Microwave Links/Access: 28, 32, 38 GHz Annual Licence fee/station/ Bandwidth (US $) 70.00 per station for first 3000 stations 35.00 per station for more than 3000 stations 30,000.00 per 1MHz bandwidth 10,000.00 per 1MHz bandwidth 5,000.00 per 1MHz bandwidth 1,000.00 per 1MHz bandwidth 750.00 per 1MHz bandwidth 350.00 per 1MHz bandwidth Duration of licence (years 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SUB-CATEGORY 6C: RADIO SPECTRUM FEES FOR BROADCASTING NETWORKS S/N Licence Areas FM Radio Broadcasting Transmitter (National) per Tx 1. Cities Regional Towns District and Administrative 5 12 Amount (Tshs) 2,300,000.00 1,610,000.00 Duration of licence (years) 5 5 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) Towns Rural Towns and Underserved 2. 3. Studio to Transmitter Link (Radio Broadcasting) DTT Transmitter per channel for subscription services Cities Regional Towns District towns Main Cities District and Administrative Towns Rural Towns and Underserved 1,150,000.00 460,000.00 160,000.00 160,000.00 80,000.00 1,150,000.00 690,000.00 276,000.00 4. DTT National/regional/district Exempted National/regional/district 100,000 National/regional/district 100,000 Transmitter per channel for FTA services 5. VHF FM Radio broadcasting transmitter – gap fillers 6. VHF/UHF digital Television transmitters- gap fillers transmitters Applicable to multiplex operators) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SUB-CATEGORY 6 D: V-SAT LICENCES S/N o. 1. 2. 3. 4. Licence Application Fees (US$) Fixed VSAT Terminal Mobile VSAT Terminal (transportable Satellite transceivers /SNG/ESIM Registration for Satellite Mobile Phones Satellite Ground Earth Station 10 10 100 10 13 Renewal Licence Fees (US$) 10 10 10 10 Annual Fees (US$) Duration of Licence (Years) 50 70 Exempte d 5,000 3 3 3 3 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) 7. NUMBERING FEES S/N Type of Numbering Resource Application Fees (US $) Registration Fees (US $) Annual Maintenance Fees (US $) (payable one year after registration) Duration of Licence (Years) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Prefix for Networks (NDC & MNDC) Subscriber Numbers National Signalling Point Codes (SPC) International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC) Mobile Network Identification Codes (MNIC) SIM Header Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) Corporate Services Network Access Numbers Carrier Selection/Pre- selection Codes Premium Rate Access Codes (block) Special & Fixed Rate Access Codes (block) Special & Fixed Rate Access Codes Premium Rate Access Codes (Single Number) 13 USSD Short Codes 14 VAS SMS & Special Services Short Codes: (a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) Ordinary 10 NA 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2,000 2,000 NA 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 10,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 US$ 0.20 per Subscriber Number 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) 8. POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICE LICENCES S/N o. Licence Categories Application Fee (Tshs) Annual Fee (Tshs) Duration of licence in Years 20,000,000 25 Licence Renewal Fee (Tshs) 20,000,00 0 170,000 Initial Licence Fee (Tshs) 20,000,00 0 18,000,00 0 6,000,000 18,000,000 100,0000 6,000,000 2,300,000 170,000 100,000 60,000 3,000,000 60,000 3,000,000 60,000 1,400,000 60,000 1,400,000 60,000 400,000 60,000 400,000 5 3 3 3 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. Public Postal Licensee International Courier East Africa Courier Domestic Courier Intra-City Courier Inter-City Transporters 9. TYPE APPROVAL EQUIPMENT FEES S/NO TYPE OF EQUIPMENT APPLICATION FEES (US $) APPROVAL FEES (US $) Terminal Electronic Communications Equipment Telephone Sets, Data Modems, Mobile Phones, VHF/UHF Radio, Wireless Modules, Land Mobile Cellular, Non- manageable switches, Personal Computers, Short Range Devices (SRDs) Smart TV, Digital Radio, Set-Top-Boxes (STBs), VSAT, etc. 10.00 50.00 Office Communications Systems (PABX) 2.1 Up to 50 Extensions 2.2 51 extensions and above Network Electronic Communications Equipment 3.1 Base Stations, Microwave Radios, Active Antenna with Radio Unit etc. 3.2 Core Network Switching Equipment Broadcasting Transmitters, STL Radio 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 100.00 300.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 50.00 1. 2. 3. 4. 10. CHANGE OF NAME AND SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE S/N ISSUE TYPE OF LICENCE 1 Application for Change of Name (a) Network Facilities, Network Application and Services, Services (b) Content Services (c) Other Licences 15 CHANGE FEES (US $) 1,000 200 200 Electronic and Postal Communications (Licensing) GN NO. 65 (Contd.) 2 Application for Change of Shareholding Structure (a) Network Facilities, Network Application and Services, Services (b) Content Services (c) Other Licences 1,500 500 200 Dodoma, 26th January 2022 NAPE M. NNAUYE Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology 16