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Universal Communications Service Access Fund
12 New Job Vacancies at UCSAF – Tanzania
About the Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF
The Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF) was established under the Universal Communications Service Access Act; Cap 422 which was assented by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania in January 2007. Under the Act, the Minister responsible for communications published Regulations which govern the operations of the Fund came into force in April 2009. The Fund has a Ten (10) Member Board which was inaugurated in November 2009. However the Board appointment was not complete, as it did not have the members representing private sector. The private sector representatives were appointed in October 2010.
The Government of Tanzania has taken initiative to ensure that communication as a universal right is accessible to its entire population; the Fund was established to facilitate access to communication services. While it is the responsibility of private entities to provide communication services, the Government came to realize that not all areas in the country could be economically viable for provision of communication services, the Fund came to existence to ensure that even those areas which are economically unviable have access to communication services (ICT, Postal and Broadcasting).
Functions of the Fund
- Identify the communications project areas that may be subsidized with funds of the Fund or that qualify for allocation of subsidy by the Fund.
- Determine criteria to identify the rural and urban underserved areas and designate universal service areas.
- Set the bidding condition for awarding of the funds
- Evaluate communications projects submitted by operators to be subsidized by the Fund
- Conduct research into and keep abreast of developments in the rural and urban underserved areas regarding on communication services and information technologies
- Advise the authority on any matter relating to the universal access, universal service obligations of applicants
- Specify the universal service obligation through defining a set of communication services that all users should have access to at an affordable price;
- Designate universal service providers with obligation to provide universal service in accordance with laid down criteria;
- Monitor and enforce agreements relating to implementation of universal service obligation;
- Monitor and enforce the mechanism for the assessment, collection and recovery of the universal service levy;
- Determine and distribute the universal service subsidy;
- Liaise, consult and cooperate with Ministries of Government, Independent Departments or Authority on matters related to the universal service.
12 New Job Vacancies at UCSAF – Tanzania- February 2023 , Please read the full Job descriptions and application Instructions via the links below , respectively : –