Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Government blocks 2 million fake phones from market

  ROSE ATHUMANI
THE government has blocked 1.82 million counterfeit International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers since the exercise began last month, with the control against the use of fake devices in the country sustained on a daily basis.
Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan told delegates to the fourth Annual Mobile360 Africa in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the fake phones were blocked through GSMA, which tracks bogus IMEI numbers and send them to Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA).
TCRA, the telecommunication industry regulator, prohibits the devices from entering the local market. Ms Suluhu, in a speech that Minister of Works, Transport and Communication Makame Mbarawa read on her behalf, said the government via TCRA remains firm against the use of counterfeit phones in the local markets by blocking their IMEI numbers.
TCRA has contracted GSMA to track and submit weekly updates of lists of IMEI numbers for smooth operation of the Central Equipment Identification Registrar (CEIR) launched late last year.
“These updates from GSMA to TCRA’s data base has enabled the government to block over 1.8 million counterfeit IMEIs. TCRA continues using CEIR to monitor counterfeit IMEIs to ensure they don’t enter the local market,” she explained.
The VP acknowledged the key role that mobile phone technology plays in addressing social and economic development challenges across Tanzania and Sub Sahara Africa through digital inclusion.
“The mobile phone sector is playing a critical role in driving financial and social inclusions in many African countries through providing access to financial information and services,” she said, adding that digital inclusion helps to drive economic and infrastructure development.
The VP said currently mobile phone subscriptions in the country stands at 39.8 million, with 20 million internet users. The construction of the national ICT backbone, the National Fibre Optic Cable Network infrastructure, that connects all regional and districts headquarters in the country has also contributed to internet service affordability. The backbone is also linked to international submarine cable to bridge the gap in the digital inclusion.
“We in Tanzania are already enjoying the benefits of ICT as the price of internet access and transmission has significantly dropped... the backbone infrastructure will bring with it more affordable rates for businesses and citizens,” she charged.
There were 700 kilometres of fibre when the government embarked on the installation of the national backbone but today the country has 18,000km of fibre, said Ms Samia, noting: “ I am sure after two years we will have 25,000km of the fibre network in the country.”
The fibre network also provides neighbouring countries like Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda Zambia and Malawi with access to super highway submarine cable available in the shores of Indian Ocean in Dar es Salaam. GSMA Director General Mats Granryd, speaking at the meeting, said it’s difficult today to imagine a world without mobile connection. “As an industry we are committed to connect everything and everyone to a better future.”
He described Africa, the second largest continent, as the least penetrated, with less than half of its population subscribing to mobile services. Launching the ‘Mobile Economy: Africa 2016’ report yesterday, Mr Granryd said Tanzania was among eight markets in Africa with significant contribution to mobile phone industry growth on continent.
He said in the next five years, there will be an additional 168 million people connected by mobile services across Africa, reaching 725 million unique subscribers by 2020. “Eight markets will account for the majority of this growth, most notably Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania, which will together contribute over a third of new subscribers,” said Mr Granryd.
According to the report, over half a billion people across Africa use mobile phone services as the continent continues to migrate rapidly to mobile broadband networks.

LUDOVICK KAZOKA
IN a move aimed at facilitating accurate data, the government has introduced registration of households electronically to replace the current analogy register, it was disclosed in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the President’s Office (Local Government and Regional Administration), Eng. Mussa Iyombe, told reporters a pilot project has been carried out at Mapinga village in Bagamoyo District.
“The project at Mapinga village prove a success. The exercise is now extended to other villages,” he said. This project, worth 1.6bn/-, is being undertaken jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) and the National Identification Authority (NIDA).
“The new system of households’ data will help government to conduct the census exercise efficiently,” Iyombe said. He said the new system has been devised by the Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre which came up with the innovation after the current Register of Residents showing a number of shortcomings.
“This is a sustainable exercise in which births and deaths will be immediately recorded to facilitate issuance of certificates,” he explained. As for people who move to new residential areas, Iyombe said they will be required to inform local government authorities.
The local government authorities at new residential areas, he said, will not receive them without identity of where they come from. Census Commissioner, Hajjat Amina Saidi, said the new system will trim down the costs used in census and that the exercise will address the problem of cheating on personal details.
“The new system will show the number of family members. It will also help curb crime by tracking down those who move to new areas after committing an offence,” she added.
She appealed to the public and local government leaders to accord maximum cooperation to organs carrying out the exercise to ensure accuracy and efficiency. She also urged politicians to mobilise the people to take part in the project. Mapinga ward councillor, Mbonde Ibrahim, said the exercise has registered 341 households

MBUNGE WA SEGEREA BONNAH KALUWA AREJESHA KIWANJA KWA WANANCHI WA KATA YA BUGURUNI

Mbunge wa Jimbo la Segerea, Bonnah Kaluwa (kulia), akizungumza Dar es Salaam leo na wafanyakazi wa Kampuni ya M/S Yassa General Supplies Limited iliyokodishwa kiwanja kilichopo nyuma ya Kituo cha Polisi Buguruni ambapo ametoa siku tatu waondoke kupisha ujenzi wa Shule ya Sekondari ya Buguruni. Mapato ya kiwanja hicho kwa zaidi ya miaka 10 yalikuwa hayajulikani yalipokuwa yakienda.
 Ofisa Mtendaji wa Kata ya Buguruni, Remmy Mishehe (kulia), akitoa ufafanuzi kwa wanahabari kuhusu kiwanja hicho.
 Maelezo zaidi yakitolewa.
 Mmoja wa mtu aliyedaiwa ni dereva wa kampuni hiyo, akidhibitiwa baada ya kudaiwa kutoa lugha ambayo siyo nzuri mbele ya mbunge wakati wa ziara ya mbunge huyo kukagua kiwanja hicho.
 Malori ya kampuni hiyo yakiwa yameegeshwa kwenye kiwanja hicho.
Mmoja wa viongozi wa kampuni hiyo akitoa maelezo kwa Mbunge Bonnah Kaluwa (kushoto). Katikati mwenye suti ni Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Maendeleo ya Kata ya Buguruni, Barua Mwakilanga.

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