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| Its deputy director, [[James Kilaba]], represents the country of Tanzania in [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]].<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/tech/events/2011/CI_Accra_July2011/Bios/SeminarCI_2011_AFR_Bio_JKilaba.pdf ITU.INT]</ref> | | Its deputy director, [[James Kilaba]], represents the country of Tanzania in [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]].<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/tech/events/2011/CI_Accra_July2011/Bios/SeminarCI_2011_AFR_Bio_JKilaba.pdf ITU.INT]</ref> |
| ==Functions== | | ==Functions== |
− | A few of the functions<ref>[http://www.tcra.go.tz/policy/Tanzania%20Communications%20Regulatory%20Act-2003.pdf THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT, 2003]</ref><ref>[http://www.saflii.org/tz/legis/num_act/tcraa2003514.pdf]</ref> performed by TCRA are: | + | A few of the functions<ref>[http://www.tcra.go.tz/policy/Tanzania%20Communications%20Regulatory%20Act-2003.pdf THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT, 2003]</ref><ref>[http://www.saflii.org/tz/legis/num_act/tcraa2003514.pdf]</ref> performed by the TCRA are: |
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| * Keep the interest of the clients intact | | * Keep the interest of the clients intact |
− | * Provide low cost services to those who have low income and cannot afford much. | + | * Provide low cost services to low-income clients. |
− | * To issue licenses to those companies that applied for them. | + | * Issue licenses to those companies that qualify for them. |
| * Cancel the license of a company that violates the terms. | | * Cancel the license of a company that violates the terms. |
| * Keep tariff of various services in check and prevent them from rising.<ref>[http://www.commonwealth-of-nations.org/United_Republic_of_Tanzania/Telecommunications/Tanzania_Communications_Regulatory_Authority/welcome Commonwealth Network United Republic of Tanzania]</ref><ref>[http://www.tcas-tz.org/tanzania-communication-regulatory-authority-tcra/ Tanzania Consumer Advocacy Society]</ref> | | * Keep tariff of various services in check and prevent them from rising.<ref>[http://www.commonwealth-of-nations.org/United_Republic_of_Tanzania/Telecommunications/Tanzania_Communications_Regulatory_Authority/welcome Commonwealth Network United Republic of Tanzania]</ref><ref>[http://www.tcas-tz.org/tanzania-communication-regulatory-authority-tcra/ Tanzania Consumer Advocacy Society]</ref> |
− | * To take care of the activities that the Tanzania Communications Commission and Tanzania Broadcasting Commission were involved in. | + | * Take care of the activities that the Tanzania Communications Commission and Tanzania Broadcasting Commission were involved in. |
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| ==Regulations== | | ==Regulations== |