Electronic and Postal Communications (Electronic Communication Numbering
and Addressing)
G.N. No. 428 (contd)
“Signalling Point Codes” “in its abbreviation SPC” means
codes used in the networks to identify the exchanges
national or international between which speech path
connections are to be established;
“tzNIC” means the Tanzania Network Information Centre
entrusted to serve both as the technical and
administrative Manager of dot-tzccTLD;
“tzccTLD” means country code Top Level Domain for
Tanzania;
"Unstructured Supplementary Service Data” in its
abbreviation USSD means a Global System for
Mobile (GSM) communication technology that is
used to send text between a mobile phone (using a
number that contains at least one occurrence of a star
(*) or a harsh (#)) and an application program in the
network;
“utilised numbers” means numbers that are allocated to
customers or kept for internal system and human
communications or that have been distributed to a
dealer on SIM cards;
“VAS short code” means an electronic communications
number designated for Value Added Services;
“Value Added Services” in its abbreviation VAS means extra
electronic communication services as provided by an
assignee other than basic telecommunications
services.
PART II
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION NUMBERING AND ADDRESSING
Power of the
Authority
4. The Authority shall maintain control of all
electronic communication numbers and addresses to ensure
fair and efficient use by(a) performing proper planning, allocations,
assignment and monitoring;
(b) maintaining
the
national
electronic
communication numbering register for all
carriers and operators in respect of resources
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