Electronic and Postal Communications (Central Equipment Identification
Register)
G.N. No. 417 (contd)
PART IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Nondiscrimination
treatment
14.-(1) The network service licensee whose
subscriber reports for any stolen, lost or damaged telephone
equipment shall block such an equipment from accessing its
network on a non-discriminatory treatment and shall
communicate the same to CEIR.
(2) Other network service licensees shall ensure nondiscriminatory treatment on blacklisting mobile telephones as
relayed through CEIR.
(3) It is the responsibility of each operator to ensure
that the reason for blacklisting of handset is valid and in
accordance with the laid down procedures.
(4)
Once reported for blacklisting the network
service licensee shall effect blocking of the reported mobile
telephone within twenty four hours.
Compliance
and Penalty
15. Any network service licensee who contravenes
any of the provisions of these Regulations commits an
offence and shall be liable to a fine not less than five million
Tanzania shillings or imprisonment term of not less than
twelve months or to both.
Dar es Salaam
29 November, 2011
MAKAME M. MBARAWA
Minister for Communications,
Science and Technology
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