National Postal Policy
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INTRODUCTION
1.1.
The postal services in the United Republic of Tanzania are provided
by the Tanzania Posts Corporation (TPC) as well as by a number of
privately owned courier service companies. TPC, which is a
government owned parastatal, provides the traditional letter, parcel,
courier and other value added services. The TPC also carries out
transfer of money and other financial services.
1.2.
A developed postal sector creates a sustainable environment for
economic development in any country. A modern postal system
can help to provide logistical solutions to integrate data and
information flows, physical movement of mails and financial
transactions. The post can offer ordering and delivery functions for
electronic commerce (e-commerce), and become a reliable center
which provides payment services for business and customers. The
use of postal retail outlets as access points to the Internet via public
terminals is a major opportunity for exploitation in future.
1.3.
The postal sector in Tanzania should ideally play a vital role in the
development of the country by providing among others efficient
physical communications to other sectors of the economy. Overall,
it should therefore act as a catalyst to the socio-economic
development of the country and the fulfillment of the aspirations of
the nation.
1.4.
The contribution of the postal sector to national development has
been constrained by a number of limitations, among which are:i.
Inadequate investment which is essential for expansion of the
network;
ii.
Inadequate postal services in most areas but more acutely in
the rural areas;
iii.
Most of the equipment in use by the Public Postal Operator is
insufficient and of outdated technology;
iv.
Existence of a human resource base which is deficient in
commercial expertise and lacks experience to operate in a
competitive environment;
v.
Lack of postal sector training facilities; and
Ministry of Communications and Transport
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