Electronic and Postal Communications (Electronic Communication Numbering
and Addressing)
G.N. No. 428 (contd)

(c)
National
Numbering Plan
Management

which have been assigned; and
maintaining registers of the national dot-tz
electronic addresses and users.

5.-(1) National numbering plan shall
electronic communication numbers used to identify(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

include

electronic communication networks or various
carriers;
terminal facilities for cellular phones;
signalling transmission equipment;
emergency, help, health and inquiry calls;
terminal transmission line facilities for data
communication services;
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
(USSD) applications;
Value added services; and
terminal transmission line facilities for paging
services, space for future technological
developments

.
(2) The Authority shall maintain and update the
National Numbering Plan as appropriate.
Procedure for
Assignment of
electronic
communications
numbers

6.-(1)
The eligibility for assigning electronic
communication numbers(a) all telecommunications network operators and
service providers licensed by the Authority to
operate in the United Republic shall be eligible
for assignment of electronic communications
numbers;
(b) unlicensed entities may apply for VAS short
codes subject to the nature of Value Added
Services to be provided;
(c) unlicensed entities shall be assigned to one
VAS short code; and where more than one VAS
short code is required, the applicant shall be
obliged to have the appropriate license as

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