2.5 Key ICT statistical indicators Set out below are key statistics indicators benchmarked at Tanzania’s Independence, at the start of the major reform process, in 1993 and 2002. The progression has been remarkable since 1993. Table: 1 Indicators 1961 1993 2002 Population (in millions) 12.3 26.7 33.6 11,300 125,703 234,640 1 4 1,500 700,000 0.32 1.22 Fixed line exchange capacity Mobile operators Mobile subscribers Teledensity (lines per 100 people) 0.10 Data communications operators 16 Internet service providers 1 23 Internet subscribers (Dialup accounts and Wireless) 10 14,000 Internet capacity (total bandwidth Kbits) 64 44,000 1 24 2 18 Television licences Radio broadcast licences 1 2.6 Government efforts The remarkable improvements in ICT key statistical indicators partly result from significant government reforms, privatisation, telecommunication sector liberalisation, the emerging private sector and entrepreneurship, and official development assistance. Some of the notable efforts are summarised below: 1. Liberalisation i. The reform of the telecommunications sector resulting in the split of Tanzania Postal & Telecommunications Corporation into Tanzania Communications Commission (TCC – the regulator), Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL – the PSTN operator), Tanzania Posts Corporation (TPC) ii. International gateways in Dar es Salaam (TTCL) and Zanzibar (Zantel) iii. Establishment of the one-stop investment shop Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) 2. Legal and regulatory framework i. Formation of two independent regulatory bodies TCC and Tanzania Broadcasting Commission (TBC) Page 6